dağan
/daʁan/
Definitions
1. prop, support, stay, brace
- dağan salırğa — to put a prop under something
- ağaç dağan — a wooden prop
- dağannı aldı — he took the prop away
2. support, mainstay, backing
- bir biringe dağan bolurğa — to be a support to one another
- halqğa dağan bolurğa — to be a mainstay to the people
- ol üyürge dağandı — he is the mainstay of the family
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | dağanthe prop | dağanlathe props | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | dağannıthe prop's | dağanlanıthe props' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | dağannıthe prop (as the object) | dağanlanıthe props (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | dağangato the prop | dağanlağato the props | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | dağandaat / in the prop | dağanladaat / in the props | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | dağandanfrom the prop | dağanladanfrom the props | where it comes from; also "than" when comparing |
When to use each case
- nominative
- the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence
- genitive
- the owner — whose it is
- accusative
- a specific, known object — whom or what
- dative
- direction or recipient — to where, to whom
- locative
- where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it"
- ablative
- where it comes from; also "than" when comparing
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.
With an owner
| One owned | Several owned | |
|---|---|---|
| my | dağanımmy prop | dağanlarımmy props |
| your | dağanıngyour prop | dağanlarıngyour props |
| his / her | dağanıhis / her prop | dağanlarıhis / her props |
| our | dağanıbızour prop | dağanlarıbızour props |
| you all's | dağanığızyou all's prop | dağanlarığızyou all's props |
| their | dağanlarıtheir prop | dağanlarıtheir props |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: dağanları can mean "his / her props", "their prop", or "their props" — context decides.