mineral
/mineral/
Definition
a mineral, a naturally occurring inorganic substance
- mineral suw — mineral water
- mineral baylıqla — mineral wealth
- tawda köb türlü mineral çığadı — many kinds of mineral come out of the mountain
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | mineralthe mineral | minerallathe minerals | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | mineralnıthe mineral's | minerallanıthe minerals' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | mineralnıthe mineral (as the object) | minerallanıthe minerals (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | mineralğato the mineral | minerallağato the minerals | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | mineraldaat / in the mineral | mineralladaat / in the minerals | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | mineraldanfrom the mineral | mineralladanfrom the minerals | 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 | mineralımmy mineral | minerallarımmy minerals |
| your | mineralıngyour mineral | minerallarıngyour minerals |
| his / her | mineralıhis / her mineral | minerallarıhis / her minerals |
| our | mineralıbızour mineral | minerallarıbızour minerals |
| you all's | mineralığızyou all's mineral | minerallarığızyou all's minerals |
| their | minerallarıtheir mineral | minerallarıtheir minerals |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: mineralları can mean "his / her minerals", "their mineral", or "their minerals" — context decides.