ferma
/ferma/
Definitions
1. farm, a livestock unit of a collective or state farm
- tawuq ferma — a poultry farm
- iynek ferma — a cattle farm
- fermada işlerge — to work on the farm
2. a privately held agricultural holding, worked on one's own or on rented land
- ençi ferma qurarğa — to set up a private farm
- ferması ulludu — his farm is large
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | fermathe farm | fermalathe farms | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | fermanıthe farm's | fermalanıthe farms' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | fermanıthe farm (as the object) | fermalanıthe farms (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | fermağato the farm | fermalağato the farms | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | fermadaat / in the farm | fermaladaat / in the farms | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | fermadanfrom the farm | fermaladanfrom the farms | 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 | fermammy farm | fermalarımmy farms |
| your | fermangyour farm | fermalarıngyour farms |
| his / her | fermasıhis / her farm | fermalarıhis / her farms |
| our | fermabızour farm | fermalarıbızour farms |
| you all's | fermağızyou all's farm | fermalarığızyou all's farms |
| their | fermalarıtheir farm | fermalarıtheir farms |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: fermaları can mean "his / her farms", "their farm", or "their farms" — context decides.