funt
/funt/
Definitions
1. pound, a former unit of weight of about four hundred grams
- bir funt ötmek — a pound of bread
- eki funt jaw — two pounds of butter
- funt bla ölçerge — to measure by the pound
2. pound, the monetary unit of certain countries
- funt sterling — pound sterling
- funt sterlingni bağası — the value of the pound sterling
- funt bla tölerge — to pay in pounds
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | funtthe pound | funtlathe pounds | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | funtnuthe pound's | funtlanıthe pounds' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | funtnuthe pound (as the object) | funtlanıthe pounds (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | funthato the pound | funtlağato the pounds | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | funtdaat / in the pound | funtladaat / in the pounds | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | funtdanfrom the pound | funtladanfrom the pounds | 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 | funtummy pound | funtlarımmy pounds |
| your | funtungyour pound | funtlarıngyour pounds |
| his / her | funtuhis / her pound | funtlarıhis / her pounds |
| our | funtubuzour pound | funtlarıbızour pounds |
| you all's | funtuğuzyou all's pound | funtlarığızyou all's pounds |
| their | funtlarıtheir pound | funtlarıtheir pounds |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: funtları can mean "his / her pounds", "their pound", or "their pounds" — context decides.