dağan
/ daʁan /
Definitions noun prop, support, stay, brace
Definitions noun support, mainstay, backing
Definitions noun centre of gravity (figurative)
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | dağan the prop | dağanla the props | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | dağannı the prop's | dağanlanı the props' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | dağannı the prop (as the object) | dağanlanı the props (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | dağanğa to the prop | dağanlağa to the props | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | dağanda at / in the prop | dağanlada at / in the props | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | dağandan from the prop | dağanladan from the props | 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 | dağanım my prop | dağanlarım my props |
| your | dağanıŋ your prop | dağanlarıŋ your props |
| his / her | dağanı his / her prop | dağanları his / her props |
| our | dağanıbız our prop | dağanlarıbız our props |
| you all's | dağanığız you all's prop | dağanlarığız you all's props |
| their | dağanları their prop | dağanları their 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.