hawun
/xawun/
Definition
a melon
- tatlı hawun — a sweet melon
- hawun bahça — a melon field
- hawunnu keserge — to cut the melon
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | hawunthe melon | hawunlathe melons | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | hawunnuthe melon's | hawunlanıthe melons' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | hawunnuthe melon (as the object) | hawunlanıthe melons (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | hawungato the melon | hawunlağato the melons | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | hawundaat / in the melon | hawunladaat / in the melons | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | hawundanfrom the melon | hawunladanfrom the melons | 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 | hawunummy melon | hawunlarımmy melons |
| your | hawunungyour melon | hawunlarıngyour melons |
| his / her | hawunuhis / her melon | hawunlarıhis / her melons |
| our | hawunubuzour melon | hawunlarıbızour melons |
| you all's | hawunuğuzyou all's melon | hawunlarığızyou all's melons |
| their | hawunlarıtheir melon | hawunlarıtheir melons |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: hawunları can mean "his / her melons", "their melon", or "their melons" — context decides.