gemha
/ɡemxa/
Definitions
1. fine silk, a costly grade of silk cloth
- dariy gemhala — silks of the finest grade
- gemhanı bağası — the price of the fine silk
- gemha satıb alırğa — to buy fine silk
2. of excellent quality, choice
- gemha at — a horse of the finest quality
- gemha çepken — a dress of excellent quality
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Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | gemhathe fine silk | gemhalathe fine silks | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | gemhanıthe fine silk's | gemhalanıthe fine silks' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | gemhanıthe fine silk (as the object) | gemhalanıthe fine silks (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | gemhağato the fine silk | gemhalağato the fine silks | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | gemhadaat / in the fine silk | gemhaladaat / in the fine silks | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | gemhadanfrom the fine silk | gemhaladanfrom the fine silks | 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 | gemhammy fine silk | gemhalarımmy fine silks |
| your | gemhangyour fine silk | gemhalarıngyour fine silks |
| his / her | gemhasıhis / her fine silk | gemhalarıhis / her fine silks |
| our | gemhabızour fine silk | gemhalarıbızour fine silks |
| you all's | gemhağızyou all's fine silk | gemhalarığızyou all's fine silks |
| their | gemhalarıtheir fine silk | gemhalarıtheir fine silks |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: gemhaları can mean "his / her fine silks", "their fine silk", or "their fine silks" — context decides.
As an adjective
Saying it about someone
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st person | men gemhamaI am of fine quality | biz gemhabızwe are of fine quality |
| 2nd person | sen gemhasayou are of fine quality | siz gemhasızyou all are of fine quality |
| 3rd person | ol gemhadıhe / she / it is of fine quality | ala gemhadılathey are of fine quality |
Saying it about something
| One thing | Several | |
|---|---|---|
| this / these | bu gemhadıthis is of fine quality | bıla gemhadılathese are of fine quality |
| that / those | ol gemhadıthat / it is of fine quality | ala gemhadılathose / they are of fine quality |
| mine | meniki gemhadımine is of fine quality | menikile gemhadılamine are of fine quality |
| yours | seniki gemhadıyours is of fine quality | senikile gemhadılayours are of fine quality |
| ours | bizniki gemhadıours is of fine quality | biznikile gemhadılaours are of fine quality |