fermer
/fermer/
Definition
a farmer, the holder of a farm
- fermerle şaharlağa köçedile — the farmers are moving to the towns
- fermer mülk — a farm holding
- fermer bolurğa — to become a farmer
Feedback
or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | fermerthe farmer | fermerlethe farmers | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | fermernithe farmer's | fermerlenithe farmers' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | fermernithe farmer (as the object) | fermerlenithe farmers (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | fermergeto the farmer | fermerlegeto the farmers | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | fermerdeat / in the farmer | fermerledeat / in the farmers | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | fermerdenfrom the farmer | fermerledenfrom the farmers | 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 | fermerimmy farmer | fermerlerimmy farmers |
| your | fermeringyour farmer | fermerleringyour farmers |
| his / her | fermerihis / her farmer | fermerlerihis / her farmers |
| our | fermeribizour farmer | fermerleribizour farmers |
| you all's | fermerigizyou all's farmer | fermerlerigizyou all's farmers |
| their | fermerleritheir farmer | fermerleritheir farmers |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: fermerleri can mean "his / her farmers", "their farmer", or "their farmers" — context decides.