fundament
/fundament/
Definition
foundation, the masonry base on which a building stands
- taş fundament — a stone foundation
- fundament sala tebiredile — they began laying the foundation
- fundamentine orun qazdım — I dug out the bed for its foundation
Feedback
or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | fundamentthe foundation | fundamentlethe foundations | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | fundamentnithe foundation's | fundamentlenithe foundations' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | fundamentnithe foundation (as the object) | fundamentlenithe foundations (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | fundamentgeto the foundation | fundamentlegeto the foundations | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | fundamentdeat / in the foundation | fundamentledeat / in the foundations | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | fundamentdenfrom the foundation | fundamentledenfrom the foundations | 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 | fundamentimmy foundation | fundamentlerimmy foundations |
| your | fundamentingyour foundation | fundamentleringyour foundations |
| his / her | fundamentihis / her foundation | fundamentlerihis / her foundations |
| our | fundamentibizour foundation | fundamentleribizour foundations |
| you all's | fundamentigizyou all's foundation | fundamentlerigizyou all's foundations |
| their | fundamentleritheir foundation | fundamentleritheir foundations |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: fundamentleri can mean "his / her foundations", "their foundation", or "their foundations" — context decides.