sarsmaq
/sarsmaq/
Definition
garlic
- sarsmaq tiş — a clove of garlic
- qaya sarsmaq — wild garlic
- sarsmaqnı bir awruwu, toğuz darmanı — garlic has one ailment and nine remedies
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | sarsmaqthe garlic | sarsmaqlathe garlics | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | sarsmaqnıthe garlic's | sarsmaqlanıthe garlics' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | sarsmaqnıthe garlic (as the object) | sarsmaqlanıthe garlics (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | sarsmaqğato the garlic | sarsmaqlağato the garlics | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | sarsmaqdaat / in the garlic | sarsmaqladaat / in the garlics | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | sarsmaqdanfrom the garlic | sarsmaqladanfrom the garlics | 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 | sarsmağımmy garlic | sarsmaqlarımmy garlics |
| your | sarsmağıngyour garlic | sarsmaqlarıngyour garlics |
| his / her | sarsmağıhis / her garlic | sarsmaqlarıhis / her garlics |
| our | sarsmağıbızour garlic | sarsmaqlarıbızour garlics |
| you all's | sarsmağığızyou all's garlic | sarsmaqlarığızyou all's garlics |
| their | sarsmaqlarıtheir garlic | sarsmaqlarıtheir garlics |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: sarsmaqları can mean "his / her garlics", "their garlic", or "their garlics" — context decides.