pat
/pat/
Definitions
1. the face of a knucklebone opposite the one called alchi
- pat tüşdü — it fell pat side up
- patmı, alçımı? — pat or alchi?
- pat keldi — the pat side came up
2. stalemate, a position in which no move can be made
- pat boldu — it ended in stalemate
- pat halğa jetdi — it came to a stalemate
- oyun pat bla boşaldı — the game ended in stalemate
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| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | patthe knucklebone | patlathe knucklebones | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | patnıthe knucklebone's | patlanıthe knucklebones' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | patnıthe knucklebone (as the object) | patlanıthe knucklebones (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | pathato the knucklebone | patlağato the knucklebones | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | patdaat / in the knucklebone | patladaat / in the knucklebones | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | patdanfrom the knucklebone | patladanfrom the knucklebones | 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 | patımmy knucklebone | patlarımmy knucklebones |
| your | patıngyour knucklebone | patlarıngyour knucklebones |
| his / her | patıhis / her knucklebone | patlarıhis / her knucklebones |
| our | patıbızour knucklebone | patlarıbızour knucklebones |
| you all's | patığızyou all's knucklebone | patlarığızyou all's knucklebones |
| their | patlarıtheir knucklebone | patlarıtheir knucklebones |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: patları can mean "his / her knucklebones", "their knucklebone", or "their knucklebones" — context decides.