jargam
/dʒarɡam/
Definition
a small ravine, a gully
- teren jargam — a deep gully
- jargamnı janında — beside the gully
- jargamğa tüşerge — to fall into the gully
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | jargamthe small ravine | jargamlathe small ravines | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | jargamnıthe small ravine's | jargamlanıthe small ravines' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | jargamnıthe small ravine (as the object) | jargamlanıthe small ravines (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | jargamğato the small ravine | jargamlağato the small ravines | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | jargamdaat / in the small ravine | jargamladaat / in the small ravines | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | jargamdanfrom the small ravine | jargamladanfrom the small ravines | 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 | jargamımmy small ravine | jargamlarımmy small ravines |
| your | jargamıngyour small ravine | jargamlarıngyour small ravines |
| his / her | jargamıhis / her small ravine | jargamlarıhis / her small ravines |
| our | jargamıbızour small ravine | jargamlarıbızour small ravines |
| you all's | jargamığızyou all's small ravine | jargamlarığızyou all's small ravines |
| their | jargamlarıtheir small ravine | jargamlarıtheir small ravines |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: jargamları can mean "his / her small ravines", "their small ravine", or "their small ravines" — context decides.