otlaw
/otlaw/
Definitions
1. grazing, the action of feeding on growing grass
- qoyla otlawların başladıla — the sheep began their grazing
- mallanı otlawları — the grazing of the livestock
- otlaw zaman — grazing time
2. pasture, grazing ground; the grass cover that makes ground fit for grazing
- otlawu igi jer — ground with good pasture
- otlawu bolmağan jer — ground with no pasture on it
- otlawğa mallanı jiberirge — to send the livestock out to pasture
Feedback
or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | otlawthe grazing | otlawlathe grazings | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | otlawnuthe grazing's | otlawlanıthe grazings' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | otlawnuthe grazing (as the object) | otlawlanıthe grazings (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | otlawğato the grazing | otlawlağato the grazings | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | otlawdaat / in the grazing | otlawladaat / in the grazings | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | otlawdanfrom the grazing | otlawladanfrom the grazings | 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 | otlawummy grazing | otlawlarımmy grazings |
| your | otlawungyour grazing | otlawlarıngyour grazings |
| his / her | otlawuhis / her grazing | otlawlarıhis / her grazings |
| our | otlawubuzour grazing | otlawlarıbızour grazings |
| you all's | otlawuğuzyou all's grazing | otlawlarığızyou all's grazings |
| their | otlawlarıtheir grazing | otlawlarıtheir grazings |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: otlawları can mean "his / her grazings", "their grazing", or "their grazings" — context decides.