meşina
/meʃina/
Definitions
1. motor car, an automobile — The colloquial pronunciation of машина; Elbrusoid marks it разг. and TSKBYA сёл.
- meşina bla ketdile — they went off by car
- jangı meşina aldıla — they bought a new car
- meşina tohtadı — the car stopped
2. machine, a mechanical apparatus or engine, and in particular a sewing machine — Same colloquial pronunciation of машина; TSKBYA vol 2 p. 892 attests it of a sewing machine.
- tigiwçü meşina — a sewing machine
- meşinada tigedi — she sews on the machine
- meşinanı tüzetdi — he repaired the machine
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | meşinathe motor car | meşinalathe motor cars | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | meşinanıthe motor car's | meşinalanıthe motor cars' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | meşinanıthe motor car (as the object) | meşinalanıthe motor cars (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | meşinağato the motor car | meşinalağato the motor cars | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | meşinadaat / in the motor car | meşinaladaat / in the motor cars | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | meşinadanfrom the motor car | meşinaladanfrom the motor cars | 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 | meşinammy motor car | meşinalarımmy motor cars |
| your | meşinangyour motor car | meşinalarıngyour motor cars |
| his / her | meşinasıhis / her motor car | meşinalarıhis / her motor cars |
| our | meşinabızour motor car | meşinalarıbızour motor cars |
| you all's | meşinağızyou all's motor car | meşinalarığızyou all's motor cars |
| their | meşinalarıtheir motor car | meşinalarıtheir motor cars |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: meşinaları can mean "his / her motor cars", "their motor car", or "their motor cars" — context decides.