marşrut
/marʃrut/
Definition
a route, the fixed course of a journey
- marşrut taksi — a fixed-route taxi
- ekspeditsiyanı marşrutu — the route of the expedition
- awtobusnu marşrutu — the route of the bus
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | marşrutthe route | marşrutlathe routes | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | marşrutnuthe route's | marşrutlanıthe routes' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | marşrutnuthe route (as the object) | marşrutlanıthe routes (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | marşruthato the route | marşrutlağato the routes | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | marşrutdaat / in the route | marşrutladaat / in the routes | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | marşrutdanfrom the route | marşrutladanfrom the routes | 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 | marşrutummy route | marşrutlarımmy routes |
| your | marşrutungyour route | marşrutlarıngyour routes |
| his / her | marşrutuhis / her route | marşrutlarıhis / her routes |
| our | marşrutubuzour route | marşrutlarıbızour routes |
| you all's | marşrutuğuzyou all's route | marşrutlarığızyou all's routes |
| their | marşrutlarıtheir route | marşrutlarıtheir routes |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: marşrutları can mean "his / her routes", "their route", or "their routes" — context decides.