mejgit
/medʒɡit/
Definition
mosque, a building where Muslims gather for prayer
- elni beş mejgitini — the village's five mosques
- mejgitni qatında — beside the mosque
- ullu mejgit — large mosque
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | mejgitthe mosque | mejgitlethe mosques | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | mejgitnithe mosque's | mejgitlenithe mosques' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | mejgitnithe mosque (as the object) | mejgitlenithe mosques (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | mejgitgeto the mosque | mejgitlegeto the mosques | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | mejgitdeat / in the mosque | mejgitledeat / in the mosques | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | mejgitdenfrom the mosque | mejgitledenfrom the mosques | 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 | mejgitimmy mosque | mejgitlerimmy mosques |
| your | mejgitingyour mosque | mejgitleringyour mosques |
| his / her | mejgitihis / her mosque | mejgitlerihis / her mosques |
| our | mejgitibizour mosque | mejgitleribizour mosques |
| you all's | mejgitigizyou all's mosque | mejgitlerigizyou all's mosques |
| their | mejgitleritheir mosque | mejgitleritheir mosques |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: mejgitleri can mean "his / her mosques", "their mosque", or "their mosques" — context decides.