salüt
/salyt/
Definition
a salute, a ceremonial firing of guns or fireworks in honour of an occasion
- salüt berirge — to fire a salute
- bayramda salüt etdile — they gave a salute at the holiday
- salüt köknü jarıtdı — the salute lit up the sky
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| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | salütthe salute | salütlethe salutes | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | salütnüthe salute's | salütlenithe salutes' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | salütnüthe salute (as the object) | salütlenithe salutes (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | salütgeto the salute | salütlegeto the salutes | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | salütdeat / in the salute | salütledeat / in the salutes | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | salütdenfrom the salute | salütledenfrom the salutes | 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 | salütümmy salute | salütlerimmy salutes |
| your | salütüngyour salute | salütleringyour salutes |
| his / her | salütühis / her salute | salütlerihis / her salutes |
| our | salütübüzour salute | salütleribizour salutes |
| you all's | salütügüzyou all's salute | salütlerigizyou all's salutes |
| their | salütleritheir salute | salütleritheir salutes |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: salütleri can mean "his / her salutes", "their salute", or "their salutes" — context decides.