duğuma
/duʁuma/
Definition
mint, the aromatic herb
- duğumanı iyisi — the smell of mint
- jılan duğumanı süymey edi — the snake did not like mint
- duğuma çay — mint tea
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | duğumathe mint | duğumalathe mints | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | duğumanıthe mint's | duğumalanıthe mints' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | duğumanıthe mint (as the object) | duğumalanıthe mints (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | duğumağato the mint | duğumalağato the mints | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | duğumadaat / in the mint | duğumaladaat / in the mints | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | duğumadanfrom the mint | duğumaladanfrom the mints | 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 | duğumammy mint | duğumalarımmy mints |
| your | duğumangyour mint | duğumalarıngyour mints |
| his / her | duğumasıhis / her mint | duğumalarıhis / her mints |
| our | duğumabızour mint | duğumalarıbızour mints |
| you all's | duğumağızyou all's mint | duğumalarığızyou all's mints |
| their | duğumalarıtheir mint | duğumalarıtheir mints |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: duğumaları can mean "his / her mints", "their mint", or "their mints" — context decides.