prazdnik
/prazdnik/
Definition
a holiday, a day kept in celebration
- prazdnik kün — a feast day
- prazdnik eterge — to hold a celebration
- prazdnik kün jıyıldıla — they gathered on the holiday
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | prazdnikthe holiday | prazdniklethe holidays | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | prazdniknithe holiday's | prazdniklenithe holidays' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | prazdniknithe holiday (as the object) | prazdniklenithe holidays (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | prazdnikgeto the holiday | prazdniklegeto the holidays | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | prazdnikdeat / in the holiday | prazdnikledeat / in the holidays | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | prazdnikdenfrom the holiday | prazdnikledenfrom the holidays | 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 | prazdnigimmy holiday | prazdniklerimmy holidays |
| your | prazdnigingyour holiday | prazdnikleringyour holidays |
| his / her | prazdnigihis / her holiday | prazdniklerihis / her holidays |
| our | prazdnigibizour holiday | prazdnikleribizour holidays |
| you all's | prazdnigigizyou all's holiday | prazdniklerigizyou all's holidays |
| their | prazdnikleritheir holiday | prazdnikleritheir holidays |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: prazdnikleri can mean "his / her holidays", "their holiday", or "their holidays" — context decides.