mıngılan
/mɯŋɯlan/
Definition
henbane, a poisonous plant of the nightshade family
- mıngılan aşağança — as though he had eaten henbane
- mıngılannı urluqları — the seeds of the henbane
- mıngılan çağadı — the henbane is in flower
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | mıngılanthe henbane | mıngılanlathe henbanes | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | mıngılannıthe henbane's | mıngılanlanıthe henbanes' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | mıngılannıthe henbane (as the object) | mıngılanlanıthe henbanes (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | mıngılangato the henbane | mıngılanlağato the henbanes | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | mıngılandaat / in the henbane | mıngılanladaat / in the henbanes | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | mıngılandanfrom the henbane | mıngılanladanfrom the henbanes | 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 | mıngılanımmy henbane | mıngılanlarımmy henbanes |
| your | mıngılanıngyour henbane | mıngılanlarıngyour henbanes |
| his / her | mıngılanıhis / her henbane | mıngılanlarıhis / her henbanes |
| our | mıngılanıbızour henbane | mıngılanlarıbızour henbanes |
| you all's | mıngılanığızyou all's henbane | mıngılanlarığızyou all's henbanes |
| their | mıngılanlarıtheir henbane | mıngılanlarıtheir henbanes |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: mıngılanları can mean "his / her henbanes", "their henbane", or "their henbanes" — context decides.