elektriçka
/elektritʃka/
Definition
electric train, the suburban train running on electric power
- elektriçka bla barırğa — to travel by electric train
- elektriçkağa minerge — to board the electric train
- elektriçkanı saqlaydı — he is waiting for the electric train
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | elektriçkathe electric train | elektriçkalathe electric trains | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | elektriçkanıthe electric train's | elektriçkalanıthe electric trains' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | elektriçkanıthe electric train (as the object) | elektriçkalanıthe electric trains (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | elektriçkağato the electric train | elektriçkalağato the electric trains | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | elektriçkadaat / in the electric train | elektriçkaladaat / in the electric trains | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | elektriçkadanfrom the electric train | elektriçkaladanfrom the electric trains | 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 | elektriçkammy electric train | elektriçkalarımmy electric trains |
| your | elektriçkangyour electric train | elektriçkalarıngyour electric trains |
| his / her | elektriçkasıhis / her electric train | elektriçkalarıhis / her electric trains |
| our | elektriçkabızour electric train | elektriçkalarıbızour electric trains |
| you all's | elektriçkağızyou all's electric train | elektriçkalarığızyou all's electric trains |
| their | elektriçkalarıtheir electric train | elektriçkalarıtheir electric trains |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: elektriçkaları can mean "his / her electric trains", "their electric train", or "their electric trains" — context decides.