list
/list/
Definitions
1. a sheet of iron, card, plywood or similar material
- qanjal listle — sheets of roofing iron
- qalın list — a thick sheet
- listni keserge — to cut the sheet
2. a printer's signature, a unit of printed matter
- basma list — a printed sheet
- on listden quralğan kitab — a book made up of ten sheets
- üç basma list — three printed signatures
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | listthe sheet | listlethe sheets | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | listnithe sheet's | listlenithe sheets' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | listnithe sheet (as the object) | listlenithe sheets (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | listgeto the sheet | listlegeto the sheets | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | listdeat / in the sheet | listledeat / in the sheets | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | listdenfrom the sheet | listledenfrom the sheets | 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 | listimmy sheet | listlerimmy sheets |
| your | listingyour sheet | listleringyour sheets |
| his / her | listihis / her sheet | listlerihis / her sheets |
| our | listibizour sheet | listleribizour sheets |
| you all's | listigizyou all's sheet | listlerigizyou all's sheets |
| their | listleritheir sheet | listleritheir sheets |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: listleri can mean "his / her sheets", "their sheet", or "their sheets" — context decides.