kaliy
/kalij/
Definition
potassium, a soft silvery-white metallic chemical element
- kaliy tuz — a potassium salt
- jerge kaliy saladıla — potassium is applied to the soil
- kaliy himiya elementdi — potassium is a chemical element
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | kaliythe potassium | kaliylethe potassiums | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | kaliynithe potassium's | kaliylenithe potassiums' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | kaliynithe potassium (as the object) | kaliylenithe potassiums (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | kaliygeto the potassium | kaliylegeto the potassiums | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | kaliydeat / in the potassium | kaliyledeat / in the potassiums | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | kaliydenfrom the potassium | kaliyledenfrom the potassiums | 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 | kaliyimmy potassium | kaliylerimmy potassiums |
| your | kaliyingyour potassium | kaliyleringyour potassiums |
| his / her | kaliyihis / her potassium | kaliylerihis / her potassiums |
| our | kaliyibizour potassium | kaliyleribizour potassiums |
| you all's | kaliyigizyou all's potassium | kaliylerigizyou all's potassiums |
| their | kaliyleritheir potassium | kaliyleritheir potassiums |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: kaliyleri can mean "his / her potassiums", "their potassium", or "their potassiums" — context decides.