santimetr
/santimetr/
Definition
a centimetre, one hundredth of a metre
- metrni jüzden biri santimetrdi — one hundredth of a metre is a centimetre
- taşkömürnü qalınlığı seksen santimetrge jetedi — the coal seam reaches eighty centimetres in thickness
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | santimetrthe centimetre | santimetrlethe centimetres | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | santimetrnithe centimetre's | santimetrlenithe centimetres' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | santimetrnithe centimetre (as the object) | santimetrlenithe centimetres (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | santimetrgeto the centimetre | santimetrlegeto the centimetres | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | santimetrdeat / in the centimetre | santimetrledeat / in the centimetres | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | santimetrdenfrom the centimetre | santimetrledenfrom the centimetres | 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 | santimetrimmy centimetre | santimetrlerimmy centimetres |
| your | santimetringyour centimetre | santimetrleringyour centimetres |
| his / her | santimetrihis / her centimetre | santimetrlerihis / her centimetres |
| our | santimetribizour centimetre | santimetrleribizour centimetres |
| you all's | santimetrigizyou all's centimetre | santimetrlerigizyou all's centimetres |
| their | santimetrleritheir centimetre | santimetrleritheir centimetres |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: santimetrleri can mean "his / her centimetres", "their centimetre", or "their centimetres" — context decides.