saptağay
/saptaʁaj/
Definition
a stalk, a flower stalk; a blade of grass
- saptağaynı üzüb aldı — he plucked off the stalk
- saptağayla jel bla tebredile — the stalks swayed in the wind
- gokka saptağayı iniçkedi — the flower's stalk is slender
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | saptağaythe stalk | saptağaylathe stalks | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | saptağaynıthe stalk's | saptağaylanıthe stalks' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | saptağaynıthe stalk (as the object) | saptağaylanıthe stalks (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | saptağayğato the stalk | saptağaylağato the stalks | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | saptağaydaat / in the stalk | saptağayladaat / in the stalks | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | saptağaydanfrom the stalk | saptağayladanfrom the stalks | 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 | saptağayımmy stalk | saptağaylarımmy stalks |
| your | saptağayıngyour stalk | saptağaylarıngyour stalks |
| his / her | saptağayıhis / her stalk | saptağaylarıhis / her stalks |
| our | saptağayıbızour stalk | saptağaylarıbızour stalks |
| you all's | saptağayığızyou all's stalk | saptağaylarığızyou all's stalks |
| their | saptağaylarıtheir stalk | saptağaylarıtheir stalks |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: saptağayları can mean "his / her stalks", "their stalk", or "their stalks" — context decides.