polotno
/polotno/
Definition
a canvas, a painting made on cloth
- hudozhnikni polotnosu — the artist's canvas
- polotnonu körürge — to see the canvas
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | polotnothe canvas | polotnolathe canvases | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | polotnonuthe canvas' | polotnolanıthe canvases' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | polotnonuthe canvas (as the object) | polotnolanıthe canvases (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | polotnoğato the canvas | polotnolağato the canvases | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | polotnodaat / in the canvas | polotnoladaat / in the canvases | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | polotnodanfrom the canvas | polotnoladanfrom the canvases | 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 | polotnommy canvas | polotnolarımmy canvases |
| your | polotnongyour canvas | polotnolarıngyour canvases |
| his / her | polotnosuhis / her canvas | polotnolarıhis / her canvases |
| our | polotnobuzour canvas | polotnolarıbızour canvases |
| you all's | polotnoğuzyou all's canvas | polotnolarığızyou all's canvases |
| their | polotnolarıtheir canvas | polotnolarıtheir canvases |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: polotnoları can mean "his / her canvases", "their canvas", or "their canvases" — context decides.