fontan
/fontan/
Definitions
1. a fountain, a jet of water forced upward
- neft fontan — an oil gusher
- fontannı suwu suwuqdu — the water of the fountain is cold
- baçhada bir fontan bardı — there is a fountain in the garden
2. a standpipe; a structure built to raise and deliver water
- elde eki fontan işlengendi — two standpipes were built in the village
- fontandan suw alırğa — to take water from the standpipe
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | fontanthe fountain | fontanlathe fountains | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | fontannıthe fountain's | fontanlanıthe fountains' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | fontannıthe fountain (as the object) | fontanlanıthe fountains (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | fontangato the fountain | fontanlağato the fountains | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | fontandaat / in the fountain | fontanladaat / in the fountains | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | fontandanfrom the fountain | fontanladanfrom the fountains | 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 | fontanımmy fountain | fontanlarımmy fountains |
| your | fontanıngyour fountain | fontanlarıngyour fountains |
| his / her | fontanıhis / her fountain | fontanlarıhis / her fountains |
| our | fontanıbızour fountain | fontanlarıbızour fountains |
| you all's | fontanığızyou all's fountain | fontanlarığızyou all's fountains |
| their | fontanlarıtheir fountain | fontanlarıtheir fountains |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: fontanları can mean "his / her fountains", "their fountain", or "their fountains" — context decides.