mamuçar
/mamutʃar/
Definition
a wolfhound, a large dog kept to guard the flock against wolves
- mamuçar it — a wolfhound
- mamuçar qoylanı saqlaydı — the wolfhound guards the sheep
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | mamuçarthe wolfhound | mamuçarlathe wolfhounds | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | mamuçarnıthe wolfhound's | mamuçarlanıthe wolfhounds' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | mamuçarnıthe wolfhound (as the object) | mamuçarlanıthe wolfhounds (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | mamuçarğato the wolfhound | mamuçarlağato the wolfhounds | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | mamuçardaat / in the wolfhound | mamuçarladaat / in the wolfhounds | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | mamuçardanfrom the wolfhound | mamuçarladanfrom the wolfhounds | 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 | mamuçarımmy wolfhound | mamuçarlarımmy wolfhounds |
| your | mamuçarıngyour wolfhound | mamuçarlarıngyour wolfhounds |
| his / her | mamuçarıhis / her wolfhound | mamuçarlarıhis / her wolfhounds |
| our | mamuçarıbızour wolfhound | mamuçarlarıbızour wolfhounds |
| you all's | mamuçarığızyou all's wolfhound | mamuçarlarığızyou all's wolfhounds |
| their | mamuçarlarıtheir wolfhound | mamuçarlarıtheir wolfhounds |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: mamuçarları can mean "his / her wolfhounds", "their wolfhound", or "their wolfhounds" — context decides.