paça
/patʃa/
Definition
pasha, a high Ottoman title of rank
- türk paça — a Turkish pasha
- paçanı askeri — the pasha's army
- paça buyruq beredi — the pasha gives an order
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | paçathe pasha | paçalathe pashas | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | paçanıthe pasha's | paçalanıthe pashas' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | paçanıthe pasha (as the object) | paçalanıthe pashas (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | paçağato the pasha | paçalağato the pashas | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | paçadaat / in the pasha | paçaladaat / in the pashas | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | paçadanfrom the pasha | paçaladanfrom the pashas | 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 | paçammy pasha | paçalarımmy pashas |
| your | paçangyour pasha | paçalarıngyour pashas |
| his / her | paçasıhis / her pasha | paçalarıhis / her pashas |
| our | paçabızour pasha | paçalarıbızour pashas |
| you all's | paçağızyou all's pasha | paçalarığızyou all's pashas |
| their | paçalarıtheir pasha | paçalarıtheir pashas |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: paçaları can mean "his / her pashas", "their pasha", or "their pashas" — context decides.