ösümlük
/øsymlyk/
Definition
a plant
- ösümlük ösdürürge — to grow a plant
- ösümlükle ornatırğa — to plant out vegetation
- tawlanı ösümlükleri — the plants of the mountains
Found in
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | ösümlükthe plant | ösümlüklethe plants | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | ösümlüknüthe plant's | ösümlüklenithe plants' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | ösümlüknüthe plant (as the object) | ösümlüklenithe plants (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | ösümlükgeto the plant | ösümlüklegeto the plants | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | ösümlükdeat / in the plant | ösümlükledeat / in the plants | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | ösümlükdenfrom the plant | ösümlükledenfrom the plants | 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 | ösümlügümmy plant | ösümlüklerimmy plants |
| your | ösümlügüngyour plant | ösümlükleringyour plants |
| his / her | ösümlügühis / her plant | ösümlüklerihis / her plants |
| our | ösümlügübüzour plant | ösümlükleribizour plants |
| you all's | ösümlügügüzyou all's plant | ösümlüklerigizyou all's plants |
| their | ösümlükleritheir plant | ösümlükleritheir plants |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: ösümlükleri can mean "his / her plants", "their plant", or "their plants" — context decides.