sabah
/sabax/
Definitions
1. stalk, the stem of a cereal plant
- nartüh sabah — a maize stalk
- nartüh sabahlanı jıyarğa — to gather the maize stalks
- sabahnı sındırırğa — to break the stalk
2. morning hour, the early part of the day
- ertden sabah tururğa — to get up at the morning hour
- ertden sabah turub — rising in the early morning
- ertden sabah jolğa çıqdı — he set out on the road at the morning hour
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | sabahthe stalk | sabahlathe stalks | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | sabahnıthe stalk's | sabahlanıthe stalks' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | sabahnıthe stalk (as the object) | sabahlanıthe stalks (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | sabahhato the stalk | sabahlağato the stalks | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | sabahdaat / in the stalk | sabahladaat / in the stalks | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | sabahdanfrom the stalk | sabahladanfrom the stalks | 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 | sabahımmy stalk | sabahlarımmy stalks |
| your | sabahıngyour stalk | sabahlarıngyour stalks |
| his / her | sabahıhis / her stalk | sabahlarıhis / her stalks |
| our | sabahıbızour stalk | sabahlarıbızour stalks |
| you all's | sabahığızyou all's stalk | sabahlarığızyou all's stalks |
| their | sabahlarıtheir stalk | sabahlarıtheir stalks |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: sabahları can mean "his / her stalks", "their stalk", or "their stalks" — context decides.