dordan
/dordan/
Definitions
1. the crop of a bird, the pouch in which a bird stores food
- quşnu dordanında — in the bird's crop
- dordanı toladı — its crop is filling up
- tawuqnu dordanı — the hen's crop
2. the chest of a person, especially when thrust forward
- dordanın turğuzub turadı — he is standing with his chest thrown out
- keng dordan — a broad chest
- dordanına urdu — he struck his chest
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | dordanthe crop | dordanlathe crops | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | dordannıthe crop's | dordanlanıthe crops' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | dordannıthe crop (as the object) | dordanlanıthe crops (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | dordangato the crop | dordanlağato the crops | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | dordandaat / in the crop | dordanladaat / in the crops | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | dordandanfrom the crop | dordanladanfrom the crops | 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 | dordanımmy crop | dordanlarımmy crops |
| your | dordanıngyour crop | dordanlarıngyour crops |
| his / her | dordanıhis / her crop | dordanlarıhis / her crops |
| our | dordanıbızour crop | dordanlarıbızour crops |
| you all's | dordanığızyou all's crop | dordanlarığızyou all's crops |
| their | dordanlarıtheir crop | dordanlarıtheir crops |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: dordanları can mean "his / her crops", "their crop", or "their crops" — context decides.