mağana
/maʁana/
Definitions
1. meaning, sense, what a word or an act signifies
- söznü mağanasın angıladı — he understood the meaning of the word
- mağanası az hapar — a story of little sense
- mağanasın angılathan ustaz — a teacher who explains its meaning
2. importance, significance, the weight a thing carries
- bu işni ullu mağanası bardı — this work carries great importance
- bu söznü mağanası ulludu — the significance of this word is great
- işni mağanası halqğa belgilidi — the importance of the work is known to the people
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | mağanathe meaning | mağanalathe meanings | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | mağananıthe meaning's | mağanalanıthe meanings' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | mağananıthe meaning (as the object) | mağanalanıthe meanings (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | mağanağato the meaning | mağanalağato the meanings | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | mağanadaat / in the meaning | mağanaladaat / in the meanings | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | mağanadanfrom the meaning | mağanaladanfrom the meanings | 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 | mağanammy meaning | mağanalarımmy meanings |
| your | mağanangyour meaning | mağanalarıngyour meanings |
| his / her | mağanasıhis / her meaning | mağanalarıhis / her meanings |
| our | mağanabızour meaning | mağanalarıbızour meanings |
| you all's | mağanağızyou all's meaning | mağanalarığızyou all's meanings |
| their | mağanalarıtheir meaning | mağanalarıtheir meanings |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: mağanaları can mean "his / her meanings", "their meaning", or "their meanings" — context decides.