dollar
/dollar/
Definition
dollar, the monetary unit of the United States and certain other countries
- ming dollar — a thousand dollars
- dollar bla tölerge — to pay in dollars
- dollarnı bağası — the price of the dollar
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | dollarthe dollar | dollarlathe dollars | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | dollarnıthe dollar's | dollarlanıthe dollars' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | dollarnıthe dollar (as the object) | dollarlanıthe dollars (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | dollarğato the dollar | dollarlağato the dollars | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | dollardaat / in the dollar | dollarladaat / in the dollars | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | dollardanfrom the dollar | dollarladanfrom the dollars | 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 | dollarımmy dollar | dollarlarımmy dollars |
| your | dollarıngyour dollar | dollarlarıngyour dollars |
| his / her | dollarıhis / her dollar | dollarlarıhis / her dollars |
| our | dollarıbızour dollar | dollarlarıbızour dollars |
| you all's | dollarığızyou all's dollar | dollarlarığızyou all's dollars |
| their | dollarlarıtheir dollar | dollarlarıtheir dollars |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: dollarları can mean "his / her dollars", "their dollar", or "their dollars" — context decides.