honta
/xonta/
Definition
simpleton, a person of slow understanding
- honta adam — a simple-witted person
- honta kibik söleşme — do not talk like a simpleton
- teli honta — a foolish simpleton
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | hontathe simpleton | hontalathe simpletons | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | hontanıthe simpleton's | hontalanıthe simpletons' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | hontanıthe simpleton (as the object) | hontalanıthe simpletons (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | hontağato the simpleton | hontalağato the simpletons | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | hontadaat / in the simpleton | hontaladaat / in the simpletons | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | hontadanfrom the simpleton | hontaladanfrom the simpletons | 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 | hontammy simpleton | hontalarımmy simpletons |
| your | hontangyour simpleton | hontalarıngyour simpletons |
| his / her | hontasıhis / her simpleton | hontalarıhis / her simpletons |
| our | hontabızour simpleton | hontalarıbızour simpletons |
| you all's | hontağızyou all's simpleton | hontalarığızyou all's simpletons |
| their | hontalarıtheir simpleton | hontalarıtheir simpletons |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: hontaları can mean "his / her simpletons", "their simpleton", or "their simpletons" — context decides.