mekyam
/mekjam/
Definitions
1. building, a constructed dwelling or premises
- mekyam işlew — house building
- kesime mekyam işleyme — I am building myself a house
- şkolnu mekyamı tar edi — the school building was cramped
2. a farm building housing livestock; a byre
- malğa jangı mekyam işledile — they built a new byre for the livestock
- mekyamda qoyla qışlaydıla — the sheep winter in the byre
- mallanı mekyamğa kiyirdile — they drove the livestock into the byre
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | mekyamthe building | mekyamlathe buildings | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | mekyamnıthe building's | mekyamlanıthe buildings' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | mekyamnıthe building (as the object) | mekyamlanıthe buildings (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | mekyamğato the building | mekyamlağato the buildings | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | mekyamdaat / in the building | mekyamladaat / in the buildings | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | mekyamdanfrom the building | mekyamladanfrom the buildings | 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 | mekyamımmy building | mekyamlarımmy buildings |
| your | mekyamıngyour building | mekyamlarıngyour buildings |
| his / her | mekyamıhis / her building | mekyamlarıhis / her buildings |
| our | mekyamıbızour building | mekyamlarıbızour buildings |
| you all's | mekyamığızyou all's building | mekyamlarığızyou all's buildings |
| their | mekyamlarıtheir building | mekyamlarıtheir buildings |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: mekyamları can mean "his / her buildings", "their building", or "their buildings" — context decides.