kanal
/kanal/
Definitions
1. canal, an artificial watercourse
- suğarıwçu kanal — an irrigation canal
- kanalnı üsü bla köpür — a bridge over the canal
- kanalnı qazarğa — to dig the canal
2. channel, a line along which signals are carried
- telewizor kanalla — television channels
- radio kanal — a radio channel
3. channel, a means or route by which something is obtained
- iç kanalla bla — through internal channels
- iç kanallanı hayırlanırğa — to make use of internal channels
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | kanalthe canal | kanallathe canals | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | kanalnıthe canal's | kanallanıthe canals' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | kanalnıthe canal (as the object) | kanallanıthe canals (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | kanalğato the canal | kanallağato the canals | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | kanaldaat / in the canal | kanalladaat / in the canals | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | kanaldanfrom the canal | kanalladanfrom the canals | 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 | kanalımmy canal | kanallarımmy canals |
| your | kanalıngyour canal | kanallarıngyour canals |
| his / her | kanalıhis / her canal | kanallarıhis / her canals |
| our | kanalıbızour canal | kanallarıbızour canals |
| you all's | kanalığızyou all's canal | kanallarığızyou all's canals |
| their | kanallarıtheir canal | kanallarıtheir canals |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: kanalları can mean "his / her canals", "their canal", or "their canals" — context decides.