kaştan
/kaʃtan/
Definition
the chestnut, a tree with a hard brown-shelled nut, and the nut itself
- kaştan terek — a chestnut tree
- kaştan çapıraqla — chestnut leaves
- kaştannı qabuğu — the shell of the chestnut
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | kaştanthe chestnut | kaştanlathe chestnuts | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | kaştannıthe chestnut's | kaştanlanıthe chestnuts' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | kaştannıthe chestnut (as the object) | kaştanlanıthe chestnuts (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | kaştangato the chestnut | kaştanlağato the chestnuts | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | kaştandaat / in the chestnut | kaştanladaat / in the chestnuts | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | kaştandanfrom the chestnut | kaştanladanfrom the chestnuts | 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 | kaştanımmy chestnut | kaştanlarımmy chestnuts |
| your | kaştanıngyour chestnut | kaştanlarıngyour chestnuts |
| his / her | kaştanıhis / her chestnut | kaştanlarıhis / her chestnuts |
| our | kaştanıbızour chestnut | kaştanlarıbızour chestnuts |
| you all's | kaştanığızyou all's chestnut | kaştanlarığızyou all's chestnuts |
| their | kaştanlarıtheir chestnut | kaştanlarıtheir chestnuts |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: kaştanları can mean "his / her chestnuts", "their chestnut", or "their chestnuts" — context decides.