posölok
/posølok/
Definition
a settlement; a built-up place smaller than a town
- işçi posölok — a workers' settlement
- posölok Sowet — the settlement Soviet
- bizni awtobusubuz işçi posölokda tohdadı — our bus stopped in the workers’ settlement
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | posölokthe settlement | posöloklathe settlements | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | posöloknuthe settlement's | posöloklanıthe settlements' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | posöloknuthe settlement (as the object) | posöloklanıthe settlements (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | posölokhato the settlement | posöloklağato the settlements | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | posölokdaat / in the settlement | posölokladaat / in the settlements | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | posölokdanfrom the settlement | posölokladanfrom the settlements | 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 | posölogummy settlement | posöloklarımmy settlements |
| your | posölogungyour settlement | posöloklarıngyour settlements |
| his / her | posöloguhis / her settlement | posöloklarıhis / her settlements |
| our | posölogubuzour settlement | posöloklarıbızour settlements |
| you all's | posöloguğuzyou all's settlement | posöloklarığızyou all's settlements |
| their | posöloklarıtheir settlement | posöloklarıtheir settlements |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: posölokları can mean "his / her settlements", "their settlement", or "their settlements" — context decides.