gılanç
/ɡɯlantʃ/
Definitions
1. a zigzag, a sharply winding line or bend
- gılanç jol — a zigzag road
- tawnu gılançı — the winding bend of the mountain
- gılanç ızla — winding tracks
2. in a zigzag, winding this way and that
- suw gılanç aylanıb baradı — the river runs winding this way and that
- gılanç aylana keterge — to go on winding round
- jol gılanç baradı — the road runs in a zigzag
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| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | gılançthe zigzag | gılançlathe zigzags | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | gılançnıthe zigzag's | gılançlanıthe zigzags' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | gılançnıthe zigzag (as the object) | gılançlanıthe zigzags (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | gılançhato the zigzag | gılançlağato the zigzags | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | gılançdaat / in the zigzag | gılançladaat / in the zigzags | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | gılançdanfrom the zigzag | gılançladanfrom the zigzags | 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 | gılançımmy zigzag | gılançlarımmy zigzags |
| your | gılançıngyour zigzag | gılançlarıngyour zigzags |
| his / her | gılançıhis / her zigzag | gılançlarıhis / her zigzags |
| our | gılançıbızour zigzag | gılançlarıbızour zigzags |
| you all's | gılançığızyou all's zigzag | gılançlarığızyou all's zigzags |
| their | gılançlarıtheir zigzag | gılançlarıtheir zigzags |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: gılançları can mean "his / her zigzags", "their zigzag", or "their zigzags" — context decides.