hat
/xat/
Definitions
1. handwriting, hand; the individual manner in which a person forms written letters
- anı ariw hatı bardı — he has beautiful handwriting
- hatnı ariw eterge — to improve one's handwriting
- hatnı angılarğa — to make out someone's handwriting
2. the distinctive manner of an author or artist, individual style
- jazıwçunu kesini hatı bardı — the writer has a manner of his own
- jırçını kesini hatı bardı — the singer has a manner of his own
- anı hatı başhalağa uşamaydı — his manner does not resemble anyone else's
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| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | hatthe handwriting | hatlathe handwritings | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | hatnıthe handwriting's | hatlanıthe handwritings' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | hatnıthe handwriting (as the object) | hatlanıthe handwritings (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | hathato the handwriting | hatlağato the handwritings | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | hatdaat / in the handwriting | hatladaat / in the handwritings | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | hatdanfrom the handwriting | hatladanfrom the handwritings | 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 | hatımmy handwriting | hatlarımmy handwritings |
| your | hatıngyour handwriting | hatlarıngyour handwritings |
| his / her | hatıhis / her handwriting | hatlarıhis / her handwritings |
| our | hatıbızour handwriting | hatlarıbızour handwritings |
| you all's | hatığızyou all's handwriting | hatlarığızyou all's handwritings |
| their | hatlarıtheir handwriting | hatlarıtheir handwritings |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: hatları can mean "his / her handwritings", "their handwriting", or "their handwritings" — context decides.