sapın
/sapɯn/
Definition
soap
- sapın kömük — soap lather
- silti sapın — lye soap
- sapın bolmasa, kirden ariwlanırğa qıyındı — without soap it is hard to get clean
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | sapınthe soap | sapınlathe soaps | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | sapınnıthe soap's | sapınlanıthe soaps' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | sapınnıthe soap (as the object) | sapınlanıthe soaps (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | sapıngato the soap | sapınlağato the soaps | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | sapındaat / in the soap | sapınladaat / in the soaps | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | sapındanfrom the soap | sapınladanfrom the soaps | 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 | sapınımmy soap | sapınlarımmy soaps |
| your | sapınıngyour soap | sapınlarıngyour soaps |
| his / her | sapınıhis / her soap | sapınlarıhis / her soaps |
| our | sapınıbızour soap | sapınlarıbızour soaps |
| you all's | sapınığızyou all's soap | sapınlarığızyou all's soaps |
| their | sapınlarıtheir soap | sapınlarıtheir soaps |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: sapınları can mean "his / her soaps", "their soap", or "their soaps" — context decides.