sanam
/sanam/
Definition
count, number, tally
- sanamı bolmağan — past all counting
- jüzge deri sanam — a count up to a hundred
- sanamğa üyretiw — the teaching of counting
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | sanamthe count | sanamlathe counts | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | sanamnıthe count's | sanamlanıthe counts' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | sanamnıthe count (as the object) | sanamlanıthe counts (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | sanamğato the count | sanamlağato the counts | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | sanamdaat / in the count | sanamladaat / in the counts | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | sanamdanfrom the count | sanamladanfrom the counts | 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 | sanamımmy count | sanamlarımmy counts |
| your | sanamıngyour count | sanamlarıngyour counts |
| his / her | sanamıhis / her count | sanamlarıhis / her counts |
| our | sanamıbızour count | sanamlarıbızour counts |
| you all's | sanamığızyou all's count | sanamlarığızyou all's counts |
| their | sanamlarıtheir count | sanamlarıtheir counts |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: sanamları can mean "his / her counts", "their count", or "their counts" — context decides.