sablı
/sablɯ/
Definition
a dipper, a long-handled ladle for drawing water
- ağaç sablı — a wooden dipper
- sablı bla suw içerge — to drink water from the dipper
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | sablıthe dipper | sablılathe dippers | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | sablınıthe dipper's | sablılanıthe dippers' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | sablınıthe dipper (as the object) | sablılanıthe dippers (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | sablığato the dipper | sablılağato the dippers | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | sablıdaat / in the dipper | sablıladaat / in the dippers | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | sablıdanfrom the dipper | sablıladanfrom the dippers | 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 | sablımmy dipper | sablılarımmy dippers |
| your | sablıngyour dipper | sablılarıngyour dippers |
| his / her | sablısıhis / her dipper | sablılarıhis / her dippers |
| our | sablıbızour dipper | sablılarıbızour dippers |
| you all's | sablığızyou all's dipper | sablılarığızyou all's dippers |
| their | sablılarıtheir dipper | sablılarıtheir dippers |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: sablıları can mean "his / her dippers", "their dipper", or "their dippers" — context decides.