parta
/parta/
Definition
a school desk
- partağa oltururğa — to sit down at a desk
- jangı partala — new school desks
- partanı artında oltururğa — to sit at the desk
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | partathe school desk | partalathe school desks | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | partanıthe school desk's | partalanıthe school desks' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | partanıthe school desk (as the object) | partalanıthe school desks (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | partağato the school desk | partalağato the school desks | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | partadaat / in the school desk | partaladaat / in the school desks | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | partadanfrom the school desk | partaladanfrom the school desks | 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 | partammy school desk | partalarımmy school desks |
| your | partangyour school desk | partalarıngyour school desks |
| his / her | partasıhis / her school desk | partalarıhis / her school desks |
| our | partabızour school desk | partalarıbızour school desks |
| you all's | partağızyou all's school desk | partalarığızyou all's school desks |
| their | partalarıtheir school desk | partalarıtheir school desks |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: partaları can mean "his / her school desks", "their school desk", or "their school desks" — context decides.