oyun
/ojun/
Definition
game, match, play, sport, amusement, pastime
- sabiyle maydanda oyun oynaydıla — children are playing games in the courtyard
- oyunda uthan da utulğan da — winners and losers in a game
- jaş tölü oyunnu süedi — young people love games
Related
oyunluhavingfond of jesting, given to joking; having odd ways, whimsical in character
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | oyunthe game | oyunlathe games | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | oyunnuthe game's | oyunlanıthe games' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | oyunnuthe game (as the object) | oyunlanıthe games (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | oyungato the game | oyunlağato the games | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | oyundaat / in the game | oyunladaat / in the games | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | oyundanfrom the game | oyunladanfrom the games | 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 | oyunummy game | oyunlarımmy games |
| your | oyunungyour game | oyunlarıngyour games |
| his / her | oyunuhis / her game | oyunlarıhis / her games |
| our | oyunubuzour game | oyunlarıbızour games |
| you all's | oyunuğuzyou all's game | oyunlarığızyou all's games |
| their | oyunlarıtheir game | oyunlarıtheir games |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: oyunları can mean "his / her games", "their game", or "their games" — context decides.