orden
/orden/
Definitions
1. a badge of honour conferred for outstanding service, a decoration
- orden berirge — to award an order
- bütew ordenlerin tağıb — wearing all his decorations
- leninni ordeni — the Order of Lenin
2. a religious or knightly society bound by a rule
- iezuitleni ordeni — the Jesuit order
Related
ordenlihavingdecorated with a state order; bearing an order
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | ordenthe decoration | ordenlethe decorations | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | ordennithe decoration's | ordenlenithe decorations' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | ordennithe decoration (as the object) | ordenlenithe decorations (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | ordengeto the decoration | ordenlegeto the decorations | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | ordendeat / in the decoration | ordenledeat / in the decorations | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | ordendenfrom the decoration | ordenledenfrom the decorations | 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 | ordenimmy decoration | ordenlerimmy decorations |
| your | ordeningyour decoration | ordenleringyour decorations |
| his / her | ordenihis / her decoration | ordenlerihis / her decorations |
| our | ordenibizour decoration | ordenleribizour decorations |
| you all's | ordenigizyou all's decoration | ordenlerigizyou all's decorations |
| their | ordenleritheir decoration | ordenleritheir decorations |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: ordenleri can mean "his / her decorations", "their decoration", or "their decorations" — context decides.