gitara
/ɡitara/
Definition
a guitar, a stringed instrument played by plucking
- gitaranı soğarğa — to play the guitar
- gitara tawuşla — the sounds of a guitar
- gitaranı qılları — the strings of the guitar
Feedback
or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | gitarathe guitar | gitaralathe guitars | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | gitaranıthe guitar's | gitaralanıthe guitars' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | gitaranıthe guitar (as the object) | gitaralanıthe guitars (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | gitarağato the guitar | gitaralağato the guitars | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | gitaradaat / in the guitar | gitaraladaat / in the guitars | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | gitaradanfrom the guitar | gitaraladanfrom the guitars | 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 | gitarammy guitar | gitaralarımmy guitars |
| your | gitarangyour guitar | gitaralarıngyour guitars |
| his / her | gitarasıhis / her guitar | gitaralarıhis / her guitars |
| our | gitarabızour guitar | gitaralarıbızour guitars |
| you all's | gitarağızyou all's guitar | gitaralarığızyou all's guitars |
| their | gitaralarıtheir guitar | gitaralarıtheir guitars |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: gitaraları can mean "his / her guitars", "their guitar", or "their guitars" — context decides.