futbol
/futbol/
Definition
football, the game played with a ball between two teams
- futbol komanda — a football team
- futbol maydan — a football field
- futboldan erişiw — a football contest
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | futbolthe football | futbollathe footballs | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | futbolnuthe football's | futbollanıthe footballs' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | futbolnuthe football (as the object) | futbollanıthe footballs (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | futbolğato the football | futbollağato the footballs | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | futboldaat / in the football | futbolladaat / in the footballs | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | futboldanfrom the football | futbolladanfrom the footballs | 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 | futbolummy football | futbollarımmy footballs |
| your | futbolungyour football | futbollarıngyour footballs |
| his / her | futboluhis / her football | futbollarıhis / her footballs |
| our | futbolubuzour football | futbollarıbızour footballs |
| you all's | futboluğuzyou all's football | futbollarığızyou all's footballs |
| their | futbollarıtheir football | futbollarıtheir footballs |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: futbolları can mean "his / her footballs", "their football", or "their footballs" — context decides.