pribor
/pribor/
Definitions
1. instrument, a device made for a particular task
- ölçelewçü pribor — a measuring instrument
- jılıtıwçu priborla — heating appliances
2. a set of articles kept together for one use
- çay pribor — a tea set
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | priborthe instrument | priborlathe instruments | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | pribornuthe instrument's | priborlanıthe instruments' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | pribornuthe instrument (as the object) | priborlanıthe instruments (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | priborğato the instrument | priborlağato the instruments | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | pribordaat / in the instrument | priborladaat / in the instruments | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | pribordanfrom the instrument | priborladanfrom the instruments | 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 | priborummy instrument | priborlarımmy instruments |
| your | priborungyour instrument | priborlarıngyour instruments |
| his / her | priboruhis / her instrument | priborlarıhis / her instruments |
| our | priborubuzour instrument | priborlarıbızour instruments |
| you all's | priboruğuzyou all's instrument | priborlarığızyou all's instruments |
| their | priborlarıtheir instrument | priborlarıtheir instruments |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: priborları can mean "his / her instruments", "their instrument", or "their instruments" — context decides.