kart
/kart/
Definitions
1. a picture of a person or thing made by a camera, a photograph — Elbrusoid marks this reading карач.
- kart alırğa — to take a photograph
- kartha tüşerge — to have one's photograph taken
- kartha ariw tüşgen — photogenic
2. one of a set of marked pieces of stiff paper used for playing games
- kart oyun — a game of cards
- kart oynarğa — to play cards
- kartlanı tartarğa — to deal the cards
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | kartthe photograph | kartlathe photographs | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | kartnıthe photograph's | kartlanıthe photographs' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | kartnıthe photograph (as the object) | kartlanıthe photographs (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | karthato the photograph | kartlağato the photographs | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | kartdaat / in the photograph | kartladaat / in the photographs | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | kartdanfrom the photograph | kartladanfrom the photographs | 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 | kartımmy photograph | kartlarımmy photographs |
| your | kartıngyour photograph | kartlarıngyour photographs |
| his / her | kartıhis / her photograph | kartlarıhis / her photographs |
| our | kartıbızour photograph | kartlarıbızour photographs |
| you all's | kartığızyou all's photograph | kartlarığızyou all's photographs |
| their | kartlarıtheir photograph | kartlarıtheir photographs |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: kartları can mean "his / her photographs", "their photograph", or "their photographs" — context decides.