nal
/nal/
Definitions
1. a horseshoe
- nal ururğa — to shoe a horse
- nal urulğan — shod
- atnı nalı kümüşdü — the horse's shoe is of silver
2. a metal plate nailed to the heel of a boot
- çuruqnu nalı — the heel plate of the boot
- çuruqğa nal salırğa — to fit a heel plate to a boot
- nalı tüşgendi — its heel plate has come off
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | nalthe horseshoe | nallathe horseshoes | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | nalnıthe horseshoe's | nallanıthe horseshoes' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | nalnıthe horseshoe (as the object) | nallanıthe horseshoes (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | nalğato the horseshoe | nallağato the horseshoes | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | naldaat / in the horseshoe | nalladaat / in the horseshoes | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | naldanfrom the horseshoe | nalladanfrom the horseshoes | 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 | nalımmy horseshoe | nallarımmy horseshoes |
| your | nalıngyour horseshoe | nallarıngyour horseshoes |
| his / her | nalıhis / her horseshoe | nallarıhis / her horseshoes |
| our | nalıbızour horseshoe | nallarıbızour horseshoes |
| you all's | nalığızyou all's horseshoe | nallarığızyou all's horseshoes |
| their | nallarıtheir horseshoe | nallarıtheir horseshoes |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: nalları can mean "his / her horseshoes", "their horseshoe", or "their horseshoes" — context decides.