sazhna
/saʒna/
Definition
a sazhen, an old Russian unit of length equal to about 2.13 metres
- bir sazhna teren — one sazhen deep
- eki sazhna keng — two sazhens wide
- sazhna bla ölçerge — to measure in sazhens
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | sazhnathe sazhen | sazhnalathe sazhens | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | sazhnanıthe sazhen's | sazhnalanıthe sazhens' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | sazhnanıthe sazhen (as the object) | sazhnalanıthe sazhens (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | sazhnağato the sazhen | sazhnalağato the sazhens | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | sazhnadaat / in the sazhen | sazhnaladaat / in the sazhens | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | sazhnadanfrom the sazhen | sazhnaladanfrom the sazhens | 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 | sazhnammy sazhen | sazhnalarımmy sazhens |
| your | sazhnangyour sazhen | sazhnalarıngyour sazhens |
| his / her | sazhnasıhis / her sazhen | sazhnalarıhis / her sazhens |
| our | sazhnabızour sazhen | sazhnalarıbızour sazhens |
| you all's | sazhnağızyou all's sazhen | sazhnalarığızyou all's sazhens |
| their | sazhnalarıtheir sazhen | sazhnalarıtheir sazhens |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: sazhnaları can mean "his / her sazhens", "their sazhen", or "their sazhens" — context decides.