orman
/orman/
Definition
forest, woodland
- qalın orman — a dense forest
- ormanga barırğa — to go to the forest
- ormannı içi — the depths of the forest
Related
çegetsynonymforest, woods, mountain woodland, timberland
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | ormanthe forest | ormanlathe forests | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | ormannıthe forest's | ormanlanıthe forests' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | ormannıthe forest (as the object) | ormanlanıthe forests (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | ormangato the forest | ormanlağato the forests | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | ormandaat / in the forest | ormanladaat / in the forests | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | ormandanfrom the forest | ormanladanfrom the forests | 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 | ormanımmy forest | ormanlarımmy forests |
| your | ormanıngyour forest | ormanlarıngyour forests |
| his / her | ormanıhis / her forest | ormanlarıhis / her forests |
| our | ormanıbızour forest | ormanlarıbızour forests |
| you all's | ormanığızyou all's forest | ormanlarığızyou all's forests |
| their | ormanlarıtheir forest | ormanlarıtheir forests |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: ormanları can mean "his / her forests", "their forest", or "their forests" — context decides.