karabin
/karabin/
Definition
a carbine, a short-barrelled rifle
- karabin bla atarğa — to shoot with a carbine
- karabinni alırğa — to take up the carbine
- karabin atıldı — the carbine went off
Feedback
or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | karabinthe carbine | karabinlethe carbines | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | karabinnithe carbine's | karabinlenithe carbines' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | karabinnithe carbine (as the object) | karabinlenithe carbines (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | karabingeto the carbine | karabinlegeto the carbines | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | karabindeat / in the carbine | karabinledeat / in the carbines | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | karabindenfrom the carbine | karabinledenfrom the carbines | 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 | karabinimmy carbine | karabinlerimmy carbines |
| your | karabiningyour carbine | karabinleringyour carbines |
| his / her | karabinihis / her carbine | karabinlerihis / her carbines |
| our | karabinibizour carbine | karabinleribizour carbines |
| you all's | karabinigizyou all's carbine | karabinlerigizyou all's carbines |
| their | karabinleritheir carbine | karabinleritheir carbines |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: karabinleri can mean "his / her carbines", "their carbine", or "their carbines" — context decides.