lişon
/liʃon/
Definition
disenfranchised person, a person stripped of civil rights in the early Soviet years
- lişon eterge — to strip of civil rights
- lişon etiw — the stripping of civil rights
- lişon bolğanla — those who were disenfranchised
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | lişonthe disenfranchised person | lişonlathe disenfranchised people | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | lişonnuthe disenfranchised person's | lişonlanıthe disenfranchised people's | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | lişonnuthe disenfranchised person (as the object) | lişonlanıthe disenfranchised people (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | lişongato the disenfranchised person | lişonlağato the disenfranchised people | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | lişondaat / in the disenfranchised person | lişonladaat / in the disenfranchised people | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | lişondanfrom the disenfranchised person | lişonladanfrom the disenfranchised people | 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 | lişonummy disenfranchised person | lişonlarımmy disenfranchised people |
| your | lişonungyour disenfranchised person | lişonlarıngyour disenfranchised people |
| his / her | lişonuhis / her disenfranchised person | lişonlarıhis / her disenfranchised people |
| our | lişonubuzour disenfranchised person | lişonlarıbızour disenfranchised people |
| you all's | lişonuğuzyou all's disenfranchised person | lişonlarığızyou all's disenfranchised people |
| their | lişonlarıtheir disenfranchised person | lişonlarıtheir disenfranchised people |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: lişonları can mean "his / her disenfranchised people", "their disenfranchised person", or "their disenfranchised people" — context decides.