pan
/pan/
Definition
pan, a Polish or Ukrainian landowner or gentleman
- pan polkownik — the pan colonel
- pannı üyü — the pan's house
- panla bla qazaqla — the pans and the Cossacks
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| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | panthe pan | panlathe pans | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | pannıthe pan's | panlanıthe pans' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | pannıthe pan (as the object) | panlanıthe pans (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | pangato the pan | panlağato the pans | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | pandaat / in the pan | panladaat / in the pans | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | pandanfrom the pan | panladanfrom the pans | 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 | panımmy pan | panlarımmy pans |
| your | panıngyour pan | panlarıngyour pans |
| his / her | panıhis / her pan | panlarıhis / her pans |
| our | panıbızour pan | panlarıbızour pans |
| you all's | panığızyou all's pan | panlarığızyou all's pans |
| their | panlarıtheir pan | panlarıtheir pans |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: panları can mean "his / her pans", "their pan", or "their pans" — context decides.