mehanizm
/mexanizm/
Definition
a mechanism, an assembly of moving parts that performs work
- költürüwçü mehanizm — a lifting mechanism
- tsehni mehanizmi — the mechanism of the workshop
- jangı mehanizmle — new machinery
Feedback
or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | mehanizmthe mechanism | mehanizmlethe mechanisms | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | mehanizmnithe mechanism's | mehanizmlenithe mechanisms' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | mehanizmnithe mechanism (as the object) | mehanizmlenithe mechanisms (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | mehanizmgeto the mechanism | mehanizmlegeto the mechanisms | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | mehanizmdeat / in the mechanism | mehanizmledeat / in the mechanisms | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | mehanizmdenfrom the mechanism | mehanizmledenfrom the mechanisms | 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 | mehanizmimmy mechanism | mehanizmlerimmy mechanisms |
| your | mehanizmingyour mechanism | mehanizmleringyour mechanisms |
| his / her | mehanizmihis / her mechanism | mehanizmlerihis / her mechanisms |
| our | mehanizmibizour mechanism | mehanizmleribizour mechanisms |
| you all's | mehanizmigizyou all's mechanism | mehanizmlerigizyou all's mechanisms |
| their | mehanizmleritheir mechanism | mehanizmleritheir mechanisms |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: mehanizmleri can mean "his / her mechanisms", "their mechanism", or "their mechanisms" — context decides.