firma
/firma/
Definition
a firm, a commercial or industrial company
- ullu firma — a big firm
- firmanı atı — the name of the firm
- firmanı işçileri — the workers of the firm
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | firmathe firm | firmalathe firms | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | firmanıthe firm's | firmalanıthe firms' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | firmanıthe firm (as the object) | firmalanıthe firms (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | firmağato the firm | firmalağato the firms | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | firmadaat / in the firm | firmaladaat / in the firms | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | firmadanfrom the firm | firmaladanfrom the firms | 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 | firmammy firm | firmalarımmy firms |
| your | firmangyour firm | firmalarıngyour firms |
| his / her | firmasıhis / her firm | firmalarıhis / her firms |
| our | firmabızour firm | firmalarıbızour firms |
| you all's | firmağızyou all's firm | firmalarığızyou all's firms |
| their | firmalarıtheir firm | firmalarıtheir firms |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: firmaları can mean "his / her firms", "their firm", or "their firms" — context decides.