kolonna
/kolonna/
Definitions
1. a column, an upright pillar supporting or adorning a building
- üynü allında kolonna — a column in front of the house
- jangı üynü allında eki kolonna — two columns in front of the new house
- taş kolonna — a stone column
2. a column of people or vehicles moving in file
- demonstratsiyaçılanı kolonnası — a column of demonstrators
- uzun kolonna jol bla baradı — a long column moves along the road
- asker kolonna — a military column
Feedback
or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | kolonnathe column | kolonnalathe columns | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | kolonnanıthe column's | kolonnalanıthe columns' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | kolonnanıthe column (as the object) | kolonnalanıthe columns (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | kolonnağato the column | kolonnalağato the columns | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | kolonnadaat / in the column | kolonnaladaat / in the columns | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | kolonnadanfrom the column | kolonnaladanfrom the columns | 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 | kolonnammy column | kolonnalarımmy columns |
| your | kolonnangyour column | kolonnalarıngyour columns |
| his / her | kolonnasıhis / her column | kolonnalarıhis / her columns |
| our | kolonnabızour column | kolonnalarıbızour columns |
| you all's | kolonnağızyou all's column | kolonnalarığızyou all's columns |
| their | kolonnalarıtheir column | kolonnalarıtheir columns |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: kolonnaları can mean "his / her columns", "their column", or "their columns" — context decides.