kaganat
/kaɡanat/
Definition
a khaganate, a state ruled by a khagan
- hazarlanı kaganatı — the Khazar Khaganate
- kaganatnı zamanında — in the time of the khaganate
- ullu kaganat — a great khaganate
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | kaganatthe khaganate | kaganatlathe khaganates | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | kaganatnıthe khaganate's | kaganatlanıthe khaganates' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | kaganatnıthe khaganate (as the object) | kaganatlanıthe khaganates (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | kaganathato the khaganate | kaganatlağato the khaganates | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | kaganatdaat / in the khaganate | kaganatladaat / in the khaganates | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | kaganatdanfrom the khaganate | kaganatladanfrom the khaganates | 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 | kaganatımmy khaganate | kaganatlarımmy khaganates |
| your | kaganatıngyour khaganate | kaganatlarıngyour khaganates |
| his / her | kaganatıhis / her khaganate | kaganatlarıhis / her khaganates |
| our | kaganatıbızour khaganate | kaganatlarıbızour khaganates |
| you all's | kaganatığızyou all's khaganate | kaganatlarığızyou all's khaganates |
| their | kaganatlarıtheir khaganate | kaganatlarıtheir khaganates |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: kaganatları can mean "his / her khaganates", "their khaganate", or "their khaganates" — context decides.