raketa
/raketa/
Definitions
1. a rocket, a craft driven by a reaction engine
- kosmos raketa — a space rocket
- raketa jiberirge — to launch a rocket
- raketağa minerge — to board a rocket
2. a flare shot up to give a signal or to light the ground
- talay raketa atıldı — several flares were fired
- raketala kündüzça jarıtadıla — the flares light things up as if it were day
3. a missile, a weapon carried to its target by expelled gas
- raketa askerle — the missile forces
- raketala qral çekni saqlaydıla — missiles guard the state border
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | raketathe rocket | raketalathe rockets | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | raketanıthe rocket's | raketalanıthe rockets' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | raketanıthe rocket (as the object) | raketalanıthe rockets (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | raketağato the rocket | raketalağato the rockets | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | raketadaat / in the rocket | raketaladaat / in the rockets | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | raketadanfrom the rocket | raketaladanfrom the rockets | 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 | raketammy rocket | raketalarımmy rockets |
| your | raketangyour rocket | raketalarıngyour rockets |
| his / her | raketasıhis / her rocket | raketalarıhis / her rockets |
| our | raketabızour rocket | raketalarıbızour rockets |
| you all's | raketağızyou all's rocket | raketalarığızyou all's rockets |
| their | raketalarıtheir rocket | raketalarıtheir rockets |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: raketaları can mean "his / her rockets", "their rocket", or "their rockets" — context decides.