sahan
/saxan/
Definition
large dish, a large shallow dish; a tray on which food is carried and set out
- sahan tabaq — a large shallow bowl
- ağaç sahan — a wooden dish
- tepsige sahan bla hıçınla saldıla — they set the pies on the table on a tray
Found in
Kitchen & tablewareFeedback
or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | sahanthe large dish | sahanlathe large dishes | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | sahannıthe large dish's | sahanlanıthe large dishes' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | sahannıthe large dish (as the object) | sahanlanıthe large dishes (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | sahangato the large dish | sahanlağato the large dishes | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | sahandaat / in the large dish | sahanladaat / in the large dishes | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | sahandanfrom the large dish | sahanladanfrom the large dishes | 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 | sahanımmy large dish | sahanlarımmy large dishes |
| your | sahanıngyour large dish | sahanlarıngyour large dishes |
| his / her | sahanıhis / her large dish | sahanlarıhis / her large dishes |
| our | sahanıbızour large dish | sahanlarıbızour large dishes |
| you all's | sahanığızyou all's large dish | sahanlarığızyou all's large dishes |
| their | sahanlarıtheir large dish | sahanlarıtheir large dishes |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: sahanları can mean "his / her large dishes", "their large dish", or "their large dishes" — context decides.