papka
/papka/
Definition
a folder, a card cover for keeping papers in
- qağıt jürütgen papka — a folder for carrying papers
- papkanı açarğa — to open the folder
- eski papka — an old folder
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | papkathe folder | papkalathe folders | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | papkanıthe folder's | papkalanıthe folders' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | papkanıthe folder (as the object) | papkalanıthe folders (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | papkağato the folder | papkalağato the folders | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | papkadaat / in the folder | papkaladaat / in the folders | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | papkadanfrom the folder | papkaladanfrom the folders | 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 | papkammy folder | papkalarımmy folders |
| your | papkangyour folder | papkalarıngyour folders |
| his / her | papkasıhis / her folder | papkalarıhis / her folders |
| our | papkabızour folder | papkalarıbızour folders |
| you all's | papkağızyou all's folder | papkalarığızyou all's folders |
| their | papkalarıtheir folder | papkalarıtheir folders |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: papkaları can mean "his / her folders", "their folder", or "their folders" — context decides.