fundament
/fundament/ · plural fundamentle
1. foundation, the masonry base on which a building stands — Also called tüb huna. Before another noun it means foundation, as in a foundation wall.
- taş fundament — a stone foundation
- üynü fundamenti betondandı — the house's foundation is of concrete
- fundament betondan quyuladı — the foundation is poured from concrete
- fundament sala tebredile — they began laying the foundation
- fundamentine orun qazdım — I dug out the bed for its foundation
2. basis, foundation, underlying principle
- bilimni fundamenti — the foundation of knowledge
- üydegini fundamenti süymeklikdi — the foundation of a family is love
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | fundamentthe foundation | fundamentimmy foundation | fundamentiŋyour foundation | fundamentihis foundation | fundamentibizour foundation | fundamentigizyou all's foundation | fundamentleritheir foundations |
| Genitive | fundamentnithe foundation's | fundamentimimy foundation's | fundamentiŋiyour foundation's | fundamentinihis foundation's | fundamentibizniour foundation's | fundamentigizniyou all's foundation's | fundamentlerinitheir foundations' |
| Accusative | fundamentnithe foundation (as the object) | fundamentimimy foundation (as the object) | fundamentiŋiyour foundation (as the object) | fundamentinhis foundation (as the object) | fundamentibizniour foundation (as the object) | fundamentigizniyou all's foundation (as the object) | fundamentlerintheir foundations (as the object) |
| Dative | fundamentgeto the foundation | fundamentimeto my foundation | fundamentiŋeto your foundation | fundamentineto his foundation | fundamentibizgeto our foundation | fundamentigizgeto you all's foundation | fundamentlerineto their foundations |
| Locative | fundamentdein / at the foundation | fundamentimdein / at my foundation | fundamentiŋdein / at your foundation | fundamentindein / at his foundation | fundamentibizdein / at our foundation | fundamentigizdein / at you all's foundation | fundamentlerindein / at their foundations |
| Ablative | fundamentdenfrom the foundation | fundamentimdenfrom my foundation | fundamentiŋdenfrom your foundation | fundamentindenfrom his foundation | fundamentibizdenfrom our foundation | fundamentigizdenfrom you all's foundation | fundamentlerindenfrom their foundations |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | fundamentlethe foundations | fundamentlerimmy foundations | fundamentleriŋyour foundations | fundamentlerihis foundations | fundamentleribizour foundations | fundamentlerigizyou all's foundations | fundamentleritheir foundations |
| Genitive | fundamentlenithe foundations' | fundamentlerimimy foundations' | fundamentleriŋiyour foundations' | fundamentlerinihis foundations' | fundamentleribizniour foundations' | fundamentlerigizniyou all's foundations' | fundamentlerinitheir foundations' |
| Accusative | fundamentlenithe foundations (as the object) | fundamentlerimimy foundations (as the object) | fundamentleriŋiyour foundations (as the object) | fundamentlerinhis foundations (as the object) | fundamentleribizniour foundations (as the object) | fundamentlerigizniyou all's foundations (as the object) | fundamentlerintheir foundations (as the object) |
| Dative | fundamentlegeto the foundations | fundamentlerimeto my foundations | fundamentleriŋeto your foundations | fundamentlerineto his foundations | fundamentleribizgeto our foundations | fundamentlerigizgeto you all's foundations | fundamentlerineto their foundations |
| Locative | fundamentledein / at the foundations | fundamentlerimdein / at my foundations | fundamentleriŋdein / at your foundations | fundamentlerindein / at his foundations | fundamentleribizdein / at our foundations | fundamentlerigizdein / at you all's foundations | fundamentlerindein / at their foundations |
| Ablative | fundamentledenfrom the foundations | fundamentlerimdenfrom my foundations | fundamentleriŋdenfrom your foundations | fundamentlerindenfrom his foundations | fundamentleribizdenfrom our foundations | fundamentlerigizdenfrom you all's foundations | fundamentlerindenfrom their 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.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.