poçta
/potʃta/
Definitions
1. the post office; the postal service
- poçtada işlerge — to work at the post office
- poçta marka — a postage stamp
- poçtanı üyü — the post office building
2. the mail itself: the letters and parcels sent and delivered
- poçtanı alırğa — to collect the post
- bügün poçta kelgendi — the post has come today
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | poçtathe post | poçtalathe posts | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | poçtanıthe post's | poçtalanıthe posts' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | poçtanıthe post (as the object) | poçtalanıthe posts (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | poçtağato the post | poçtalağato the posts | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | poçtadaat / in the post | poçtaladaat / in the posts | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | poçtadanfrom the post | poçtaladanfrom the posts | 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 | poçtammy post | poçtalarımmy posts |
| your | poçtangyour post | poçtalarıngyour posts |
| his / her | poçtasıhis / her post | poçtalarıhis / her posts |
| our | poçtabızour post | poçtalarıbızour posts |
| you all's | poçtağızyou all's post | poçtalarığızyou all's posts |
| their | poçtalarıtheir post | poçtalarıtheir posts |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: poçtaları can mean "his / her posts", "their post", or "their posts" — context decides.