karandaş
/karandaʃ/
Definition
a pencil, a thin rod of graphite cased in wood, used for writing
- boyawçu karandaşla — coloured pencils
- karandaş bla sızarğa — to underline in pencil
- qızıl karandaşnı aldı — he took the red pencil
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | karandaşthe pencil | karandaşlathe pencils | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | karandaşnıthe pencil's | karandaşlanıthe pencils' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | karandaşnıthe pencil (as the object) | karandaşlanıthe pencils (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | karandaşhato the pencil | karandaşlağato the pencils | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | karandaşdaat / in the pencil | karandaşladaat / in the pencils | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | karandaşdanfrom the pencil | karandaşladanfrom the pencils | 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 | karandaşımmy pencil | karandaşlarımmy pencils |
| your | karandaşıngyour pencil | karandaşlarıngyour pencils |
| his / her | karandaşıhis / her pencil | karandaşlarıhis / her pencils |
| our | karandaşıbızour pencil | karandaşlarıbızour pencils |
| you all's | karandaşığızyou all's pencil | karandaşlarığızyou all's pencils |
| their | karandaşlarıtheir pencil | karandaşlarıtheir pencils |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: karandaşları can mean "his / her pencils", "their pencil", or "their pencils" — context decides.