mammat
/mammat/
Definitions
1. helper, a neighbour who comes without pay to help with a piece of work
- mammatnı işi ekili — the work of a volunteer helper needs checking
- mammatla da qaray edile — the helpers were also watching
2. a working bee, a day of communal work rewarded with a meal
- mammat aş — the meal given to the helpers
- mammatha adamlanı jıyarğa — to gather people for a working bee
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | mammatthe helper | mammatlathe helpers | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | mammatnıthe helper's | mammatlanıthe helpers' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | mammatnıthe helper (as the object) | mammatlanıthe helpers (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | mammathato the helper | mammatlağato the helpers | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | mammatdaat / in the helper | mammatladaat / in the helpers | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | mammatdanfrom the helper | mammatladanfrom the helpers | 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 | mammatımmy helper | mammatlarımmy helpers |
| your | mammatıngyour helper | mammatlarıngyour helpers |
| his / her | mammatıhis / her helper | mammatlarıhis / her helpers |
| our | mammatıbızour helper | mammatlarıbızour helpers |
| you all's | mammatığızyou all's helper | mammatlarığızyou all's helpers |
| their | mammatlarıtheir helper | mammatlarıtheir helpers |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: mammatları can mean "his / her helpers", "their helper", or "their helpers" — context decides.