maşinka
/maʃinka/
Definitions
1. a typewriter
- jazıwçu maşinka — a typewriter
- maşinkağa ururğa — to type on the typewriter
- maşinkada jazılğan buyruq — an order written on the typewriter
2. a pair of hair clippers
- qırqğan maşinka — hair clippers
- maşinka bla çaçın qırqdı — he cut his hair with the clippers
- maşinkanı aldı — he took the clippers
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | maşinkathe typewriter | maşinkalathe typewriters | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | maşinkanıthe typewriter's | maşinkalanıthe typewriters' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | maşinkanıthe typewriter (as the object) | maşinkalanıthe typewriters (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | maşinkağato the typewriter | maşinkalağato the typewriters | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | maşinkadaat / in the typewriter | maşinkaladaat / in the typewriters | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | maşinkadanfrom the typewriter | maşinkaladanfrom the typewriters | 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 | maşinkammy typewriter | maşinkalarımmy typewriters |
| your | maşinkangyour typewriter | maşinkalarıngyour typewriters |
| his / her | maşinkasıhis / her typewriter | maşinkalarıhis / her typewriters |
| our | maşinkabızour typewriter | maşinkalarıbızour typewriters |
| you all's | maşinkağızyou all's typewriter | maşinkalarığızyou all's typewriters |
| their | maşinkalarıtheir typewriter | maşinkalarıtheir typewriters |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: maşinkaları can mean "his / her typewriters", "their typewriter", or "their typewriters" — context decides.