sadraç
/sadratʃ/
Definition
carving; ornamental work cut into wood
- sadraç beşik — a carved cradle
- sadraç eterge — to do carving
- sadraç etiwçü — a carver
Feedback
or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | sadraçthe carving | sadraçlathe carvings | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | sadraçnıthe carving's | sadraçlanıthe carvings' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | sadraçnıthe carving (as the object) | sadraçlanıthe carvings (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | sadraçhato the carving | sadraçlağato the carvings | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | sadraçdaat / in the carving | sadraçladaat / in the carvings | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | sadraçdanfrom the carving | sadraçladanfrom the carvings | 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 | sadraçımmy carving | sadraçlarımmy carvings |
| your | sadraçıngyour carving | sadraçlarıngyour carvings |
| his / her | sadraçıhis / her carving | sadraçlarıhis / her carvings |
| our | sadraçıbızour carving | sadraçlarıbızour carvings |
| you all's | sadraçığızyou all's carving | sadraçlarığızyou all's carvings |
| their | sadraçlarıtheir carving | sadraçlarıtheir carvings |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: sadraçları can mean "his / her carvings", "their carving", or "their carvings" — context decides.