patron
/patron/
Definitions
1. cartridge, a round of ammunition holding the charge and the bullet
- patronlanı sanarğa — to count the cartridges
- patronla tizilipdile — the cartridges are ranged in a row
- patronnu şkoknu içine salırğa — to put the cartridge into the rifle
2. socket, the fitting into which the base of an electric lamp is screwed
- patronga lampa salırğa — to screw a bulb into the socket
- patron buzulğandı — the socket is broken
- jangı patron salırğa — to fit a new socket
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | patronthe cartridge | patronlathe cartridges | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | patronnuthe cartridge's | patronlanıthe cartridges' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | patronnuthe cartridge (as the object) | patronlanıthe cartridges (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | patrongato the cartridge | patronlağato the cartridges | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | patrondaat / in the cartridge | patronladaat / in the cartridges | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | patrondanfrom the cartridge | patronladanfrom the cartridges | 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 | patronummy cartridge | patronlarımmy cartridges |
| your | patronungyour cartridge | patronlarıngyour cartridges |
| his / her | patronuhis / her cartridge | patronlarıhis / her cartridges |
| our | patronubuzour cartridge | patronlarıbızour cartridges |
| you all's | patronuğuzyou all's cartridge | patronlarığızyou all's cartridges |
| their | patronlarıtheir cartridge | patronlarıtheir cartridges |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: patronları can mean "his / her cartridges", "their cartridge", or "their cartridges" — context decides.