papiros
/papiros/
Definition
cigarette with a hollow cardboard mouthpiece
- papirosnu tütünü — the smoke of the cigarette
- papiros içerge — to smoke a cigarette
- papiros tartırğa — to draw on a cigarette
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | papirosthe cigarette | papiroslathe cigarettes | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | papirosnuthe cigarette's | papiroslanıthe cigarettes' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | papirosnuthe cigarette (as the object) | papiroslanıthe cigarettes (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | papiroshato the cigarette | papiroslağato the cigarettes | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | papirosdaat / in the cigarette | papirosladaat / in the cigarettes | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | papirosdanfrom the cigarette | papirosladanfrom the cigarettes | 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 | papirosummy cigarette | papiroslarımmy cigarettes |
| your | papirosungyour cigarette | papiroslarıngyour cigarettes |
| his / her | papirosuhis / her cigarette | papiroslarıhis / her cigarettes |
| our | papirosubuzour cigarette | papiroslarıbızour cigarettes |
| you all's | papirosuğuzyou all's cigarette | papiroslarığızyou all's cigarettes |
| their | papiroslarıtheir cigarette | papiroslarıtheir cigarettes |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: papirosları can mean "his / her cigarettes", "their cigarette", or "their cigarettes" — context decides.