kardan
/kardan/
Definition
a cardan shaft, the jointed shaft that carries power to a vehicle's wheels
- maşinanı kardanı — the cardan shaft of the car
- kardan sındı — the cardan shaft broke
- kardannı alışdırırğa — to change the cardan shaft
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | kardanthe cardan shaft | kardanlathe cardan shafts | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | kardannıthe cardan shaft's | kardanlanıthe cardan shafts' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | kardannıthe cardan shaft (as the object) | kardanlanıthe cardan shafts (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | kardangato the cardan shaft | kardanlağato the cardan shafts | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | kardandaat / in the cardan shaft | kardanladaat / in the cardan shafts | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | kardandanfrom the cardan shaft | kardanladanfrom the cardan shafts | 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 | kardanımmy cardan shaft | kardanlarımmy cardan shafts |
| your | kardanıngyour cardan shaft | kardanlarıngyour cardan shafts |
| his / her | kardanıhis / her cardan shaft | kardanlarıhis / her cardan shafts |
| our | kardanıbızour cardan shaft | kardanlarıbızour cardan shafts |
| you all's | kardanığızyou all's cardan shaft | kardanlarığızyou all's cardan shafts |
| their | kardanlarıtheir cardan shaft | kardanlarıtheir cardan shafts |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: kardanları can mean "his / her cardan shafts", "their cardan shaft", or "their cardan shafts" — context decides.