legenda
/leɡenda/
Definition
a legend; a traditional story handed down about the past
- eski legenda — an old legend
- halq legendala — the legends of the people
- legendada aytıladı — it is told in the legend
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | legendathe legend | legendalathe legends | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | legendanıthe legend's | legendalanıthe legends' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | legendanıthe legend (as the object) | legendalanıthe legends (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | legendağato the legend | legendalağato the legends | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | legendadaat / in the legend | legendaladaat / in the legends | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | legendadanfrom the legend | legendaladanfrom the legends | 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 | legendammy legend | legendalarımmy legends |
| your | legendangyour legend | legendalarıngyour legends |
| his / her | legendasıhis / her legend | legendalarıhis / her legends |
| our | legendabızour legend | legendalarıbızour legends |
| you all's | legendağızyou all's legend | legendalarığızyou all's legends |
| their | legendalarıtheir legend | legendalarıtheir legends |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: legendaları can mean "his / her legends", "their legend", or "their legends" — context decides.