nohta
/noxta/
Definitions
1. a halter, a headstall for a horse
- atnı nohtası — the horse's halter
- qadaw nohta — a muzzle
- nohtasın tartırğa — to pull on its halter
2. a full stop, a period
- üç nohta — three dots
- nohta salırğa — to put a full stop
- nohtanı salırğa — to place the full stop
Related
jügensame classa bridle, a headstall for a horse
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | nohtathe halter | nohtalathe halters | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | nohtanıthe halter's | nohtalanıthe halters' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | nohtanıthe halter (as the object) | nohtalanıthe halters (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | nohtağato the halter | nohtalağato the halters | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | nohtadaat / in the halter | nohtaladaat / in the halters | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | nohtadanfrom the halter | nohtaladanfrom the halters | 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 | nohtammy halter | nohtalarımmy halters |
| your | nohtangyour halter | nohtalarıngyour halters |
| his / her | nohtasıhis / her halter | nohtalarıhis / her halters |
| our | nohtabızour halter | nohtalarıbızour halters |
| you all's | nohtağızyou all's halter | nohtalarığızyou all's halters |
| their | nohtalarıtheir halter | nohtalarıtheir halters |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: nohtaları can mean "his / her halters", "their halter", or "their halters" — context decides.