desyatina
/desjatina/
Definition
a desyatina, an old Russian measure of land equal to 1.09 hectares
- bir desyatina jer — one desyatina of land
- jerni desyatina bla ölçelerge — to measure land in desyatinas
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | desyatinathe desyatina | desyatinalathe desyatinas | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | desyatinanıthe desyatina's | desyatinalanıthe desyatinas' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | desyatinanıthe desyatina (as the object) | desyatinalanıthe desyatinas (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | desyatinağato the desyatina | desyatinalağato the desyatinas | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | desyatinadaat / in the desyatina | desyatinaladaat / in the desyatinas | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | desyatinadanfrom the desyatina | desyatinaladanfrom the desyatinas | 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 | desyatinammy desyatina | desyatinalarımmy desyatinas |
| your | desyatinangyour desyatina | desyatinalarıngyour desyatinas |
| his / her | desyatinasıhis / her desyatina | desyatinalarıhis / her desyatinas |
| our | desyatinabızour desyatina | desyatinalarıbızour desyatinas |
| you all's | desyatinağızyou all's desyatina | desyatinalarığızyou all's desyatinas |
| their | desyatinalarıtheir desyatina | desyatinalarıtheir desyatinas |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: desyatinaları can mean "his / her desyatinas", "their desyatina", or "their desyatinas" — context decides.