foto
/foto/
Definition
photograph, a photographic picture
- eski foto — an old photograph
- fotonu körgüzdü — he showed the photograph
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | fotothe photograph | fotolathe photographs | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | fotonuthe photograph's | fotolanıthe photographs' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | fotonuthe photograph (as the object) | fotolanıthe photographs (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | fotoğato the photograph | fotolağato the photographs | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | fotodaat / in the photograph | fotoladaat / in the photographs | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | fotodanfrom the photograph | fotoladanfrom the photographs | 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 | fotommy photograph | fotolarımmy photographs |
| your | fotongyour photograph | fotolarıngyour photographs |
| his / her | fotosuhis / her photograph | fotolarıhis / her photographs |
| our | fotobuzour photograph | fotolarıbızour photographs |
| you all's | fotoğuzyou all's photograph | fotolarığızyou all's photographs |
| their | fotolarıtheir photograph | fotolarıtheir photographs |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: fotoları can mean "his / her photographs", "their photograph", or "their photographs" — context decides.