hazna
/xazna/
Definitions
1. treasure, accumulated riches, a store of value
- hazna jıyarğa süygen adam — a person who wishes to amass treasure
- jer haznala baydıla — the riches of the earth are abundant
- hazna tabarğa süygen adam — a person who wishes to find treasure
2. hardly, scarcely, almost none (with a negated verb)
- üyde hazna adam qalmağandı — hardly anyone was left in the house
- quwanır zat hazna körünmeydi — scarcely anything to rejoice at is to be seen
- hazna adam joqdu — there is hardly anyone
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| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | haznathe treasure | haznalathe treasures | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | haznanıthe treasure's | haznalanıthe treasures' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | haznanıthe treasure (as the object) | haznalanıthe treasures (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | haznağato the treasure | haznalağato the treasures | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | haznadaat / in the treasure | haznaladaat / in the treasures | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | haznadanfrom the treasure | haznaladanfrom the treasures | 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 | haznammy treasure | haznalarımmy treasures |
| your | haznangyour treasure | haznalarıngyour treasures |
| his / her | haznasıhis / her treasure | haznalarıhis / her treasures |
| our | haznabızour treasure | haznalarıbızour treasures |
| you all's | haznağızyou all's treasure | haznalarığızyou all's treasures |
| their | haznalarıtheir treasure | haznalarıtheir treasures |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: haznaları can mean "his / her treasures", "their treasure", or "their treasures" — context decides.