grafa
/ɡrafa/
Definition
a column of a table or a ruled form
- tıyınşlı grafalağa jazarğa — to enter it in the proper columns
- birinçi grafa — the first column
- grafanı toltururğa — to fill in the column
Feedback
or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | grafathe column | grafalathe columns | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | grafanıthe column's | grafalanıthe columns' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | grafanıthe column (as the object) | grafalanıthe columns (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | grafağato the column | grafalağato the columns | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | grafadaat / in the column | grafaladaat / in the columns | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | grafadanfrom the column | grafaladanfrom the columns | 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 | grafammy column | grafalarımmy columns |
| your | grafangyour column | grafalarıngyour columns |
| his / her | grafasıhis / her column | grafalarıhis / her columns |
| our | grafabızour column | grafalarıbızour columns |
| you all's | grafağızyou all's column | grafalarığızyou all's columns |
| their | grafalarıtheir column | grafalarıtheir columns |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: grafaları can mean "his / her columns", "their column", or "their columns" — context decides.