genja
/ɡendʒa/
Definition
a foal borne by a mare in her third year — attested chiefly in the collocation генджа тай
- genja tay — a third-year mare's foal
- genja taynı ızları — the tracks of the third-year foal
- genjanı satarğa — to sell the third-year foal
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | genjathe foal | genjalathe foals | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | genjanıthe foal's | genjalanıthe foals' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | genjanıthe foal (as the object) | genjalanıthe foals (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | genjağato the foal | genjalağato the foals | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | genjadaat / in the foal | genjaladaat / in the foals | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | genjadanfrom the foal | genjaladanfrom the foals | 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 | genjammy foal | genjalarımmy foals |
| your | genjangyour foal | genjalarıngyour foals |
| his / her | genjasıhis / her foal | genjalarıhis / her foals |
| our | genjabızour foal | genjalarıbızour foals |
| you all's | genjağızyou all's foal | genjalarığızyou all's foals |
| their | genjalarıtheir foal | genjalarıtheir foals |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: genjaları can mean "his / her foals", "their foal", or "their foals" — context decides.