mursa
/mursa/
Definition
nettle
- mursa çapıraq — a nettle leaf
- mursa küydüredi — the nettle stings
- mursanı tamırı — the root of the nettle
Related
çapıraqcollocationleaf (of a plant); leaf-, foliage (attributive); leaf, sheet, page (of a book or notebook)
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| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | mursathe nettle | mursalathe nettles | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | mursanıthe nettle's | mursalanıthe nettles' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | mursanıthe nettle (as the object) | mursalanıthe nettles (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | mursağato the nettle | mursalağato the nettles | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | mursadaat / in the nettle | mursaladaat / in the nettles | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | mursadanfrom the nettle | mursaladanfrom the nettles | 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 | mursammy nettle | mursalarımmy nettles |
| your | mursangyour nettle | mursalarıngyour nettles |
| his / her | mursasıhis / her nettle | mursalarıhis / her nettles |
| our | mursabızour nettle | mursalarıbızour nettles |
| you all's | mursağızyou all's nettle | mursalarığızyou all's nettles |
| their | mursalarıtheir nettle | mursalarıtheir nettles |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: mursaları can mean "his / her nettles", "their nettle", or "their nettles" — context decides.