dırın
/dɯrɯn/
Definitions
1. mown grass, cut hay lying in the field or on the mountainside
- dırın künde quruydu — the mown grass dries in the sun
- dırınnı jıyarıqbız — we shall gather the mown grass in
- dırın jawunda jibidi — the mown grass got soaked in the rain
2. the haymaking, the process of getting the hay in
- dırın jıyıw — the haymaking
- dırınga çığarğa — to go out to the haymaking
- dırın başlandı — the haymaking has begun
Related
dırınçıdealera haymaker, a worker who gathers in the mown hay
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | dırınthe mown grass | dırınlathe mown grasses | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | dırınnıthe mown grass' | dırınlanıthe mown grasses' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | dırınnıthe mown grass (as the object) | dırınlanıthe mown grasses (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | dırıngato the mown grass | dırınlağato the mown grasses | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | dırındaat / in the mown grass | dırınladaat / in the mown grasses | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | dırındanfrom the mown grass | dırınladanfrom the mown grasses | 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 | dırınımmy mown grass | dırınlarımmy mown grasses |
| your | dırınıngyour mown grass | dırınlarıngyour mown grasses |
| his / her | dırınıhis / her mown grass | dırınlarıhis / her mown grasses |
| our | dırınıbızour mown grass | dırınlarıbızour mown grasses |
| you all's | dırınığızyou all's mown grass | dırınlarığızyou all's mown grasses |
| their | dırınlarıtheir mown grass | dırınlarıtheir mown grasses |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: dırınları can mean "his / her mown grasses", "their mown grass", or "their mown grasses" — context decides.