sabanlıq
/sabanlɯq/
Definition
arable land, ploughland set aside for sowing
- keng sabanlıq — wide ploughland
- elni sabanlıqları — the village's arable fields
- sabanlıqda işlerge — to work on the arable land
Related
sabanbaseploughed field, arable land sown with grain
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | sabanlıqthe arable land | sabanlıqlathe arable lands | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | sabanlıqnıthe arable land's | sabanlıqlanıthe arable lands' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | sabanlıqnıthe arable land (as the object) | sabanlıqlanıthe arable lands (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | sabanlıqğato the arable land | sabanlıqlağato the arable lands | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | sabanlıqdaat / in the arable land | sabanlıqladaat / in the arable lands | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | sabanlıqdanfrom the arable land | sabanlıqladanfrom the arable lands | 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 | sabanlığımmy arable land | sabanlıqlarımmy arable lands |
| your | sabanlığıngyour arable land | sabanlıqlarıngyour arable lands |
| his / her | sabanlığıhis / her arable land | sabanlıqlarıhis / her arable lands |
| our | sabanlığıbızour arable land | sabanlıqlarıbızour arable lands |
| you all's | sabanlığığızyou all's arable land | sabanlıqlarığızyou all's arable lands |
| their | sabanlıqlarıtheir arable land | sabanlıqlarıtheir arable lands |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: sabanlıqları can mean "his / her arable lands", "their arable land", or "their arable lands" — context decides.