kran
/kran/
Definitions
1. a tap, a valve that lets water or gas out of a pipe
- suw kelgen kran — the tap the water comes from
- krannı bururğa — to turn the tap
- kran juwuqdu har üyge — a tap is close to every house
2. a crane, a machine for lifting heavy loads
- başnyalı kran — a tower crane
- jük tüşürgen kranla — the cranes unloading freight
- krannı qongurowu — the crane's bell
Feedback
or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | kranthe tap | kranlathe taps | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | krannıthe tap's | kranlanıthe taps' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | krannıthe tap (as the object) | kranlanıthe taps (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | krangato the tap | kranlağato the taps | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | krandaat / in the tap | kranladaat / in the taps | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | krandanfrom the tap | kranladanfrom the taps | 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 | kranımmy tap | kranlarımmy taps |
| your | kranıngyour tap | kranlarıngyour taps |
| his / her | kranıhis / her tap | kranlarıhis / her taps |
| our | kranıbızour tap | kranlarıbızour taps |
| you all's | kranığızyou all's tap | kranlarığızyou all's taps |
| their | kranlarıtheir tap | kranlarıtheir taps |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: kranları can mean "his / her taps", "their tap", or "their taps" — context decides.