curt
/ dʒurt /
Definition noun homeland
Examples
- ata curt — the fatherland
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | curt the homeland | curtla the homelands | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | curtnu the homeland's | curtlanı the homelands' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | curtnu the homeland (as the object) | curtlanı the homelands (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | curtha to the homeland | curtlağa to the homelands | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | curtda at / in the homeland | curtlada at / in the homelands | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | curtdan from the homeland | curtladan from the homelands | 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 | curtum my homeland | curtlarım my homelands |
| your | curtung your homeland | curtlarıng your homelands |
| his / her | curtu his / her homeland | curtları his / her homelands |
| our | curtubuz our homeland | curtlarıbız our homelands |
| you all's | curtuğuz you all's homeland | curtlarığız you all's homelands |
| their | curtları their homeland | curtları their homelands |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: curtları can mean "his / her homelands", "their homeland", or "their homelands" — context decides.