punktir
/punktir/
Definition
a dotted line, a line drawn as a row of short strokes
- punktir bla sızarğa — to draw with a dotted line
- punktir bla körgüzürge — to show by a dotted line
Feedback
or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | punktirthe line | punktirlethe lines | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | punktirnithe line's | punktirlenithe lines' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | punktirnithe line (as the object) | punktirlenithe lines (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | punktirgeto the line | punktirlegeto the lines | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | punktirdeat / in the line | punktirledeat / in the lines | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | punktirdenfrom the line | punktirledenfrom the lines | 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 | punktirimmy line | punktirlerimmy lines |
| your | punktiringyour line | punktirleringyour lines |
| his / her | punktirihis / her line | punktirlerihis / her lines |
| our | punktiribizour line | punktirleribizour lines |
| you all's | punktirigizyou all's line | punktirlerigizyou all's lines |
| their | punktirleritheir line | punktirleritheir lines |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: punktirleri can mean "his / her lines", "their line", or "their lines" — context decides.