mel
/mel/
Definition
chalk, the soft white stone used as a stick for writing on a board
- melni alıb jazarğa — to take up the chalk and write
- mel juğu qolları — hands with chalk on them
- mel bla jazarğa — to write with chalk
Feedback
or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | melthe chalk | mellethe chalks | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | melnithe chalk's | mellenithe chalks' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | melnithe chalk (as the object) | mellenithe chalks (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | melgeto the chalk | mellegeto the chalks | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | meldeat / in the chalk | melledeat / in the chalks | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | meldenfrom the chalk | melledenfrom the chalks | 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 | melimmy chalk | mellerimmy chalks |
| your | melingyour chalk | melleringyour chalks |
| his / her | melihis / her chalk | mellerihis / her chalks |
| our | melibizour chalk | melleribizour chalks |
| you all's | meligizyou all's chalk | mellerigizyou all's chalks |
| their | melleritheir chalk | melleritheir chalks |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: melleri can mean "his / her chalks", "their chalk", or "their chalks" — context decides.