marda
/marda/ · plural mardala
1. norm, standard, set measure, dose, quota
- darmannı mardası — the dose of the medicine
- işni künlük mardası — the daily norm of work
- mardanı toltururğa — to fulfill the quota
- marda salırğa — to set a norm
- bir künŋe etillikni mardası — the norm of a day's output
- çaynı mardası üç — the norm for tea is three cups
2. limit, bound, boundary
- mardadan ozarğa — to go beyond the limit
- har zatnı mardası boladı — everything has its limit
- mardadan artıq izlew — demands beyond the limit
- zorda marda joq — there is no limit to force
- mardasından ozdurub — beyond measure
3. moderation
- mardası bla — in moderation
- marda bla aşaw — eating in moderation
- mardasın bilirge — to know one's measure
4. norm, rule (of conduct or usage)
- literatura tilni mardaları — the norms of the literary language
- tüz söleşiwnü mardaları — the rules of correct speech
Expressions
- awuzu aythan mardadı — name your price
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | mardathe norm | mardammy norm | mardaŋyour norm | mardasıhis norm | mardabızour norm | mardağızyou all's norm | mardalarıtheir norms |
| Genitive | mardanıthe norm's | mardamımy norm's | mardaŋıyour norm's | mardasınıhis norm's | mardabıznıour norm's | mardağıznıyou all's norm's | mardalarınıtheir norms' |
| Accusative | mardanıthe norm (as the object) | mardamımy norm (as the object) | mardaŋıyour norm (as the object) | mardasınhis norm (as the object) | mardabıznıour norm (as the object) | mardağıznıyou all's norm (as the object) | mardalarıntheir norms (as the object) |
| Dative | mardağato the norm | mardamato my norm | mardaŋato your norm | mardasınato his norm | mardabızğato our norm | mardağızğato you all's norm | mardalarınato their norms |
| Locative | mardadain / at the norm | mardamdain / at my norm | mardaŋdain / at your norm | mardasındain / at his norm | mardabızdain / at our norm | mardağızdain / at you all's norm | mardalarındain / at their norms |
| Ablative | mardadanfrom the norm | mardamdanfrom my norm | mardaŋdanfrom your norm | mardasındanfrom his norm | mardabızdanfrom our norm | mardağızdanfrom you all's norm | mardalarındanfrom their norms |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | mardalathe norms | mardalarımmy norms | mardalarıŋyour norms | mardalarıhis norms | mardalarıbızour norms | mardalarığızyou all's norms | mardalarıtheir norms |
| Genitive | mardalanıthe norms' | mardalarımımy norms' | mardalarıŋıyour norms' | mardalarınıhis norms' | mardalarıbıznıour norms' | mardalarığıznıyou all's norms' | mardalarınıtheir norms' |
| Accusative | mardalanıthe norms (as the object) | mardalarımımy norms (as the object) | mardalarıŋıyour norms (as the object) | mardalarınhis norms (as the object) | mardalarıbıznıour norms (as the object) | mardalarığıznıyou all's norms (as the object) | mardalarıntheir norms (as the object) |
| Dative | mardalağato the norms | mardalarımato my norms | mardalarıŋato your norms | mardalarınato his norms | mardalarıbızğato our norms | mardalarığızğato you all's norms | mardalarınato their norms |
| Locative | mardaladain / at the norms | mardalarımdain / at my norms | mardalarıŋdain / at your norms | mardalarındain / at his norms | mardalarıbızdain / at our norms | mardalarığızdain / at you all's norms | mardalarındain / at their norms |
| Ablative | mardaladanfrom the norms | mardalarımdanfrom my norms | mardalarıŋdanfrom your norms | mardalarındanfrom his norms | mardalarıbızdanfrom our norms | mardalarığızdanfrom you all's norms | mardalarındanfrom their norms |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: mardaları can mean "his / her norms", "their norm", or "their norms" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.