dok
/dok/
Definition
dock, a basin in a harbour where ships are built or repaired
- keme dokda turadı — the ship is standing in the dock
- dokda kemeleni jamaydıla — ships are repaired in the dock
- jangı dok işlenedi — a new dock is being built
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | dokthe dock | doklathe docks | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | doknuthe dock's | doklanıthe docks' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | doknuthe dock (as the object) | doklanıthe docks (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | dokhato the dock | doklağato the docks | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | dokdaat / in the dock | dokladaat / in the docks | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | dokdanfrom the dock | dokladanfrom the docks | 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 | dogummy dock | doklarımmy docks |
| your | dogungyour dock | doklarıngyour docks |
| his / her | doguhis / her dock | doklarıhis / her docks |
| our | dogubuzour dock | doklarıbızour docks |
| you all's | doguğuzyou all's dock | doklarığızyou all's docks |
| their | doklarıtheir dock | doklarıtheir docks |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: dokları can mean "his / her docks", "their dock", or "their docks" — context decides.