detdom
/detdom/
Definition
children's home, orphanage
- detdomda öserge — to grow up in a children's home
- detdomda ösgen sabiyle — children raised in a children's home
- detdomnu sabiyleri — the children of the children's home
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | detdomthe children's home | detdomlathe children's homes | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | detdomnuthe children's home's | detdomlanıthe children's homes' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | detdomnuthe children's home (as the object) | detdomlanıthe children's homes (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | detdomğato the children's home | detdomlağato the children's homes | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | detdomdaat / in the children's home | detdomladaat / in the children's homes | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | detdomdanfrom the children's home | detdomladanfrom the children's homes | 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 | detdomummy children's home | detdomlarımmy children's homes |
| your | detdomungyour children's home | detdomlarıngyour children's homes |
| his / her | detdomuhis / her children's home | detdomlarıhis / her children's homes |
| our | detdomubuzour children's home | detdomlarıbızour children's homes |
| you all's | detdomuğuzyou all's children's home | detdomlarığızyou all's children's homes |
| their | detdomlarıtheir children's home | detdomlarıtheir children's homes |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: detdomları can mean "his / her children's homes", "their children's home", or "their children's homes" — context decides.