gazet
/ɡazet/
Definition
newspaper, a printed periodical carrying news
- ingirgi gazet — the evening newspaper
- qabırğa gazet — a wall newspaper
- gazet elge jangı haparla keltirdi — the newspaper brought fresh news to the village
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | gazetthe newspaper | gazetlethe newspapers | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | gazetnithe newspaper's | gazetlenithe newspapers' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | gazetnithe newspaper (as the object) | gazetlenithe newspapers (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | gazetgeto the newspaper | gazetlegeto the newspapers | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | gazetdeat / in the newspaper | gazetledeat / in the newspapers | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | gazetdenfrom the newspaper | gazetledenfrom the newspapers | 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 | gazetimmy newspaper | gazetlerimmy newspapers |
| your | gazetingyour newspaper | gazetleringyour newspapers |
| his / her | gazetihis / her newspaper | gazetlerihis / her newspapers |
| our | gazetibizour newspaper | gazetleribizour newspapers |
| you all's | gazetigizyou all's newspaper | gazetlerigizyou all's newspapers |
| their | gazetleritheir newspaper | gazetleritheir newspapers |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: gazetleri can mean "his / her newspapers", "their newspaper", or "their newspapers" — context decides.