gektar
/ɡektar/
Definition
a hectare, a unit of area equal to ten thousand square metres
- altmış gektar jer — sixty hectares of land
- ming gektar saban — a thousand hectares of ploughland
- jüz gektar saban — a hundred hectares of ploughland
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | gektarthe hectare | gektarlathe hectares | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | gektarnıthe hectare's | gektarlanıthe hectares' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | gektarnıthe hectare (as the object) | gektarlanıthe hectares (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | gektarğato the hectare | gektarlağato the hectares | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | gektardaat / in the hectare | gektarladaat / in the hectares | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | gektardanfrom the hectare | gektarladanfrom the hectares | 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 | gektarımmy hectare | gektarlarımmy hectares |
| your | gektarıngyour hectare | gektarlarıngyour hectares |
| his / her | gektarıhis / her hectare | gektarlarıhis / her hectares |
| our | gektarıbızour hectare | gektarlarıbızour hectares |
| you all's | gektarığızyou all's hectare | gektarlarığızyou all's hectares |
| their | gektarlarıtheir hectare | gektarlarıtheir hectares |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: gektarları can mean "his / her hectares", "their hectare", or "their hectares" — context decides.