sagal
/saɡal/
Definition
rags, tatters, shreds of torn cloth
- sagal bolurğa — to be reduced to rags
- jırtıb sagal-sagal eterge — to tear to shreds
- kölegi sagal bolğandı — his shirt has gone to rags
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | sagalthe rags | sagallathe ragses | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | sagalnıthe rags' | sagallanıthe ragses' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | sagalnıthe rags (as the object) | sagallanıthe ragses (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | sagalğato the rags | sagallağato the ragses | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | sagaldaat / in the rags | sagalladaat / in the ragses | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | sagaldanfrom the rags | sagalladanfrom the ragses | 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 | sagalımmy rags | sagallarımmy ragses |
| your | sagalıngyour rags | sagallarıngyour ragses |
| his / her | sagalıhis / her rags | sagallarıhis / her ragses |
| our | sagalıbızour rags | sagallarıbızour ragses |
| you all's | sagalığızyou all's rags | sagallarığızyou all's ragses |
| their | sagallarıtheir rags | sagallarıtheir ragses |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: sagalları can mean "his / her ragses", "their rags", or "their ragses" — context decides.