madar
/madar/
Definitions
1. means or method by which a difficulty is overcome
- bu işge bir madar tabayıq — let us find a means for this matter
- qıyınlıqdan çığarğa madar quraldı — a means of getting out of the hardship was arranged
2. possibility of doing something; the conditions that allow it
- kelirge madarım joqdu — I have no possibility of coming
- madarınga köre ber — give according to your means
3. favourable occasion for acting
- madar çıqsa, aytırma — if a suitable occasion arises, I will say it
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | madarthe means | madarlathe means | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | madarnıthe means' | madarlanıthe means' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | madarnıthe means (as the object) | madarlanıthe means (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | madarğato the means | madarlağato the means | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | madardaat / in the means | madarladaat / in the means | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | madardanfrom the means | madarladanfrom the means | 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 | madarımmy means | madarlarımmy means |
| your | madarıngyour means | madarlarıngyour means |
| his / her | madarıhis / her means | madarlarıhis / her means |
| our | madarıbızour means | madarlarıbızour means |
| you all's | madarığızyou all's means | madarlarığızyou all's means |
| their | madarlarıtheir means | madarlarıtheir means |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: madarları can mean "his / her means", "their means", or "their means" — context decides.