saf
/saf/
Definitions
1. a row of people standing side by side; a rank, a file
- al safnı qıyırında — at the edge of the front rank
- saf-saf bolurğa — to form up in ranks
- saf bolub süelirge — to stand drawn up in a rank
2. the body of members of an organization or a class of people
- işçileni safları — the ranks of the workers
- safların buzarğa — to break their ranks
- saflağa qoşulurğa — to join the ranks
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | safthe rank | saflathe ranks | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | safnıthe rank's | saflanıthe ranks' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | safnıthe rank (as the object) | saflanıthe ranks (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | safhato the rank | saflağato the ranks | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | safdaat / in the rank | safladaat / in the ranks | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | safdanfrom the rank | safladanfrom the ranks | 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 | safımmy rank | saflarımmy ranks |
| your | safıngyour rank | saflarıngyour ranks |
| his / her | safıhis / her rank | saflarıhis / her ranks |
| our | safıbızour rank | saflarıbızour ranks |
| you all's | safığızyou all's rank | saflarığızyou all's ranks |
| their | saflarıtheir rank | saflarıtheir ranks |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: safları can mean "his / her ranks", "their rank", or "their ranks" — context decides.