salta
/salta/
Definition
a sledgehammer, a heavy two-handed hammer
- awur salta — a heavy sledgehammer
- salta bla urarğa — to strike with a sledgehammer
- temirçini saltası — the blacksmith's sledgehammer
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | saltathe sledgehammer | saltalathe sledgehammers | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | saltanıthe sledgehammer's | saltalanıthe sledgehammers' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | saltanıthe sledgehammer (as the object) | saltalanıthe sledgehammers (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | saltağato the sledgehammer | saltalağato the sledgehammers | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | saltadaat / in the sledgehammer | saltaladaat / in the sledgehammers | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | saltadanfrom the sledgehammer | saltaladanfrom the sledgehammers | 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 | saltammy sledgehammer | saltalarımmy sledgehammers |
| your | saltangyour sledgehammer | saltalarıngyour sledgehammers |
| his / her | saltasıhis / her sledgehammer | saltalarıhis / her sledgehammers |
| our | saltabızour sledgehammer | saltalarıbızour sledgehammers |
| you all's | saltağızyou all's sledgehammer | saltalarığızyou all's sledgehammers |
| their | saltalarıtheir sledgehammer | saltalarıtheir sledgehammers |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: saltaları can mean "his / her sledgehammers", "their sledgehammer", or "their sledgehammers" — context decides.