fragment
/fraɡment/
Definition
fragment, a part surviving or taken from a larger whole; an excerpt
- poemanı fragmenti — a fragment of the poem
- kitabnı fragmentleri — excerpts from the book
- jangı fragmentle — new fragments
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | fragmentthe fragment | fragmentlethe fragments | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | fragmentnithe fragment's | fragmentlenithe fragments' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | fragmentnithe fragment (as the object) | fragmentlenithe fragments (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | fragmentgeto the fragment | fragmentlegeto the fragments | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | fragmentdeat / in the fragment | fragmentledeat / in the fragments | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | fragmentdenfrom the fragment | fragmentledenfrom the fragments | 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 | fragmentimmy fragment | fragmentlerimmy fragments |
| your | fragmentingyour fragment | fragmentleringyour fragments |
| his / her | fragmentihis / her fragment | fragmentlerihis / her fragments |
| our | fragmentibizour fragment | fragmentleribizour fragments |
| you all's | fragmentigizyou all's fragment | fragmentlerigizyou all's fragments |
| their | fragmentleritheir fragment | fragmentleritheir fragments |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: fragmentleri can mean "his / her fragments", "their fragment", or "their fragments" — context decides.