marka
/marka/
Definitions
1. postage stamp
- markala jıyadı — he collects postage stamps
- qağıtha marka jabışdırdı — he stuck a stamp on the letter
- konwertge marka kerekdi — the envelope needs a stamp
2. make, model of a manufactured article
- maşinalanı markaları — the makes of the cars
- bu markalı traktor küçlüdü — a tractor of this make is powerful
- markasın bilmeyme — I do not know its make
3. mark, the former German unit of currency
- markanı bağası kötürüldü — the price of the mark rose
- markala bla töledi — he paid in marks
- on marka berdile — they gave ten marks
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | markathe stamp | markalathe stamps | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | markanıthe stamp's | markalanıthe stamps' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | markanıthe stamp (as the object) | markalanıthe stamps (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | markağato the stamp | markalağato the stamps | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | markadaat / in the stamp | markaladaat / in the stamps | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | markadanfrom the stamp | markaladanfrom the stamps | 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 | markammy stamp | markalarımmy stamps |
| your | markangyour stamp | markalarıngyour stamps |
| his / her | markasıhis / her stamp | markalarıhis / her stamps |
| our | markabızour stamp | markalarıbızour stamps |
| you all's | markağızyou all's stamp | markalarığızyou all's stamps |
| their | markalarıtheir stamp | markalarıtheir stamps |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: markaları can mean "his / her stamps", "their stamp", or "their stamps" — context decides.