odal
/odal/
Definition
coltsfoot, a low yellow-flowered plant of damp ground
- odalnı çapıraqları — the leaves of the coltsfoot
- suw jağada odal ösedi — coltsfoot grows on the riverbank
- qırda odal köbdü — there is much coltsfoot out on the moor
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | odalthe coltsfoot | odallathe coltsfeet | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | odalnıthe coltsfoot's | odallanıthe coltsfeet's | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | odalnıthe coltsfoot (as the object) | odallanıthe coltsfeet (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | odalğato the coltsfoot | odallağato the coltsfeet | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | odaldaat / in the coltsfoot | odalladaat / in the coltsfeet | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | odaldanfrom the coltsfoot | odalladanfrom the coltsfeet | 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 | odalımmy coltsfoot | odallarımmy coltsfeet |
| your | odalıngyour coltsfoot | odallarıngyour coltsfeet |
| his / her | odalıhis / her coltsfoot | odallarıhis / her coltsfeet |
| our | odalıbızour coltsfoot | odallarıbızour coltsfeet |
| you all's | odalığızyou all's coltsfoot | odallarığızyou all's coltsfeet |
| their | odallarıtheir coltsfoot | odallarıtheir coltsfeet |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: odalları can mean "his / her coltsfeet", "their coltsfoot", or "their coltsfeet" — context decides.