mans
/mans/
Definition
hide belt, a long, broad strap of oxhide worn as a belt
- mans beline jetmeydi — the belt does not reach round his waist
- beline mans baylarğa — to tie a hide belt round his waist
- qayış mans — a strap of oxhide
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | mansthe hide belt | manslathe hide belts | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | mansnıthe hide belt's | manslanıthe hide belts' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | mansnıthe hide belt (as the object) | manslanıthe hide belts (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | manshato the hide belt | manslağato the hide belts | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | mansdaat / in the hide belt | mansladaat / in the hide belts | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | mansdanfrom the hide belt | mansladanfrom the hide belts | 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 | mansımmy hide belt | manslarımmy hide belts |
| your | mansıngyour hide belt | manslarıngyour hide belts |
| his / her | mansıhis / her hide belt | manslarıhis / her hide belts |
| our | mansıbızour hide belt | manslarıbızour hide belts |
| you all's | mansığızyou all's hide belt | manslarığızyou all's hide belts |
| their | manslarıtheir hide belt | manslarıtheir hide belts |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: mansları can mean "his / her hide belts", "their hide belt", or "their hide belts" — context decides.