osetin
/osetin/
Definition
an Ossetian person
- osetinle — the Ossetians
- ol osetindi — he is an Ossetian
- bir osetin kelgendi — an Ossetian came
- osetin til — the Ossetian language
- osetin tişirıw — an Ossetian woman
- osetin tilde tawruhla — tales in Ossetian
Related
tegeysynonymOssetian, of the Ossetian people; Ossetia
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or .Cases
| Form | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | osetinthe Ossetian | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | osetinnithe Ossetian's | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | osetinnithe Ossetian (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | osetingeto the Ossetian | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | osetindeat / in the Ossetian | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | osetindenfrom the Ossetian | 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
| Owned | |
|---|---|
| my | osetinimmy Ossetian |
| your | osetiningyour Ossetian |
| his / her | osetinihis / her Ossetian |
| our | osetinibizour Ossetian |
| you all's | osetinigizyou all's Ossetian |
| their | osetinleritheir Ossetian |
There is no plural of this word. The ending would attach like any other — it is the word, not the grammar, that refuses: this is not something Karachay counts.