masştab
/masʃtab/
Definitions
1. scale, the ratio between a drawing or map and the thing it represents
- masştabın ullu eterge — to enlarge the scale
- kartanı masştabı — the map's scale
- masştabnı körgüzürge — to show the scale
2. scope, sweep, the magnitude of an undertaking — TSKBYA marks the reading кёч.
- masştab janı bla — in terms of scale
- işni masştabı — the scope of the work
- quruluşnu masştabı — the scope of the construction
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | masştabthe scale | masştablathe scales | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | masştabnıthe scale's | masştablanıthe scales' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | masştabnıthe scale (as the object) | masştablanıthe scales (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | masştabhato the scale | masştablağato the scales | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | masştabdaat / in the scale | masştabladaat / in the scales | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | masştabdanfrom the scale | masştabladanfrom the scales | 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 | masştabımmy scale | masştablarımmy scales |
| your | masştabıngyour scale | masştablarıngyour scales |
| his / her | masştabıhis / her scale | masştablarıhis / her scales |
| our | masştabıbızour scale | masştablarıbızour scales |
| you all's | masştabığızyou all's scale | masştablarığızyou all's scales |
| their | masştablarıtheir scale | masştablarıtheir scales |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: masştabları can mean "his / her scales", "their scale", or "their scales" — context decides.