dommay
/dommaj/
Definitions
1. bison, wisent, aurochs
- dommay ullu janıwardı — the bison is a large animal
- tawlada dommayla jaşağandıla — bison used to live in these mountains
- dommaynı kördüngmü? — did you see the bison?
2. mighty, powerful
- anı dommay küçü bardı — he has mighty strength
- dommay bilekle — mighty arms
- dommay jaş — a powerfully built lad
3. calm, unhurried
- ol dommay kişidi — he is a calm, unhurried man
- dommay halı bla işleydi — he works in his own unhurried way
- dommay söleşedi — he speaks unhurriedly
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Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | dommaythe bison | dommaylathe bison | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | dommaynıthe bison's | dommaylanıthe bison's | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | dommaynıthe bison (as the object) | dommaylanıthe bison (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | dommayğato the bison | dommaylağato the bison | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | dommaydaat / in the bison | dommayladaat / in the bison | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | dommaydanfrom the bison | dommayladanfrom the bison | 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 | dommayımmy bison | dommaylarımmy bison |
| your | dommayıngyour bison | dommaylarıngyour bison |
| his / her | dommayıhis / her bison | dommaylarıhis / her bison |
| our | dommayıbızour bison | dommaylarıbızour bison |
| you all's | dommayığızyou all's bison | dommaylarığızyou all's bison |
| their | dommaylarıtheir bison | dommaylarıtheir bison |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: dommayları can mean "his / her bison", "their bison", or "their bison" — context decides.
As an adjective
Saying it about someone
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st person | men dommaymaI am mighty | biz dommaybızwe are mighty |
| 2nd person | sen dommaysayou are mighty | siz dommaysızyou all are mighty |
| 3rd person | ol dommaydıhe / she / it is mighty | ala dommaydılathey are mighty |
Saying it about something
| One thing | Several | |
|---|---|---|
| this / these | bu dommaydıthis is mighty | bıla dommaydılathese are mighty |
| that / those | ol dommaydıthat / it is mighty | ala dommaydılathose / they are mighty |
| mine | meniki dommaydımine is mighty | menikile dommaydılamine are mighty |
| yours | seniki dommaydıyours is mighty | senikile dommaydılayours are mighty |
| ours | bizniki dommaydıours is mighty | biznikile dommaydılaours are mighty |