era
/era/
Definitions
1. era, the point from which years are reckoned, and the system of reckoning itself
- bizni erabızğa deri — before our era
- eranı allında — at the beginning of the era
- bizni erabızda — in our era
2. a major historical period; an epoch
- jangı era — a new era
- jangı era başlandı — a new era has begun
- eranı ahırı — the end of the era
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | erathe era | eralathe eras | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | eranıthe era's | eralanıthe eras' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | eranıthe era (as the object) | eralanıthe eras (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | erağato the era | eralağato the eras | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | eradaat / in the era | eraladaat / in the eras | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | eradanfrom the era | eraladanfrom the eras | 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 | erammy era | eralarımmy eras |
| your | erangyour era | eralarıngyour eras |
| his / her | erasıhis / her era | eralarıhis / her eras |
| our | erabızour era | eralarıbızour eras |
| you all's | erağızyou all's era | eralarığızyou all's eras |
| their | eralarıtheir era | eralarıtheir eras |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: eraları can mean "his / her eras", "their era", or "their eras" — context decides.