kazna
/kazna/
Definitions
1. the public treasury; the funds of the state
- kaznadan urlawçu — one who steals from the treasury
- kaznağa satarğa — to sell to the treasury
- kaznadan aşaw alırbız — we shall draw our keep from the treasury
2. the state itself, as the owner of property and the setter of prices
- kazna bağası bla satarğa — to sell at the state price
- kazna qulluq — service under the state
- kazna jerle — state lands
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | kaznathe treasury | kaznalathe treasuries | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | kaznanıthe treasury's | kaznalanıthe treasuries' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | kaznanıthe treasury (as the object) | kaznalanıthe treasuries (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | kaznağato the treasury | kaznalağato the treasuries | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | kaznadaat / in the treasury | kaznaladaat / in the treasuries | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | kaznadanfrom the treasury | kaznaladanfrom the treasuries | 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 | kaznammy treasury | kaznalarımmy treasuries |
| your | kaznangyour treasury | kaznalarıngyour treasuries |
| his / her | kaznasıhis / her treasury | kaznalarıhis / her treasuries |
| our | kaznabızour treasury | kaznalarıbızour treasuries |
| you all's | kaznağızyou all's treasury | kaznalarığızyou all's treasuries |
| their | kaznalarıtheir treasury | kaznalarıtheir treasuries |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: kaznaları can mean "his / her treasuries", "their treasury", or "their treasuries" — context decides.