naşa
/naʃa/
Definition
a cucumber
- naşa bahça — a cucumber patch
- naşa tuzlarğa — to salt cucumbers
- naşa ösdürürge — to grow cucumbers
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | naşathe cucumber | naşalathe cucumbers | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | naşanıthe cucumber's | naşalanıthe cucumbers' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | naşanıthe cucumber (as the object) | naşalanıthe cucumbers (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | naşağato the cucumber | naşalağato the cucumbers | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | naşadaat / in the cucumber | naşaladaat / in the cucumbers | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | naşadanfrom the cucumber | naşaladanfrom the cucumbers | 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 | naşammy cucumber | naşalarımmy cucumbers |
| your | naşangyour cucumber | naşalarıngyour cucumbers |
| his / her | naşasıhis / her cucumber | naşalarıhis / her cucumbers |
| our | naşabızour cucumber | naşalarıbızour cucumbers |
| you all's | naşağızyou all's cucumber | naşalarığızyou all's cucumbers |
| their | naşalarıtheir cucumber | naşalarıtheir cucumbers |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: naşaları can mean "his / her cucumbers", "their cucumber", or "their cucumbers" — context decides.