kartoçka
/kartotʃka/
Definitions
1. a card on which a record is kept, as in a catalogue or a file
- kartoçkağa jazarğa — to enter on a card
- kartoçkanı toltururğa — to fill in the card
2. an identity document, a certificate
- kartoçka alırğa — to obtain the document
3. a ration book, a sheet of detachable coupons
- aşarıq kartoçkala — ration books for food
- kartoçkala bla aşarıq alırğa — to draw food on ration books
- kartoçka sistemanı qurutuw — the abolition of the ration system
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | kartoçkathe card | kartoçkalathe cards | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | kartoçkanıthe card's | kartoçkalanıthe cards' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | kartoçkanıthe card (as the object) | kartoçkalanıthe cards (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | kartoçkağato the card | kartoçkalağato the cards | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | kartoçkadaat / in the card | kartoçkaladaat / in the cards | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | kartoçkadanfrom the card | kartoçkaladanfrom the cards | 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 | kartoçkammy card | kartoçkalarımmy cards |
| your | kartoçkangyour card | kartoçkalarıngyour cards |
| his / her | kartoçkasıhis / her card | kartoçkalarıhis / her cards |
| our | kartoçkabızour card | kartoçkalarıbızour cards |
| you all's | kartoçkağızyou all's card | kartoçkalarığızyou all's cards |
| their | kartoçkalarıtheir card | kartoçkalarıtheir cards |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: kartoçkaları can mean "his / her cards", "their card", or "their cards" — context decides.