kater
/kater/
Definition
a motor launch, a small powered boat
- raketa kater — a missile boat
- kater tengizde jüzedi — the launch sails on the sea
- katerle keldile — the launches came in
Feedback
or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | katerthe motor launch | katerlethe motor launches | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | katernithe motor launch's | katerlenithe motor launches' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | katernithe motor launch (as the object) | katerlenithe motor launches (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | katergeto the motor launch | katerlegeto the motor launches | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | katerdeat / in the motor launch | katerledeat / in the motor launches | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | katerdenfrom the motor launch | katerledenfrom the motor launches | 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 | katerimmy motor launch | katerlerimmy motor launches |
| your | kateringyour motor launch | katerleringyour motor launches |
| his / her | katerihis / her motor launch | katerlerihis / her motor launches |
| our | kateribizour motor launch | katerleribizour motor launches |
| you all's | katerigizyou all's motor launch | katerlerigizyou all's motor launches |
| their | katerleritheir motor launch | katerleritheir motor launches |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: katerleri can mean "his / her motor launches", "their motor launch", or "their motor launches" — context decides.