sazhna
/saʒna/ · plural sazhnala
sazhen, an old Russian unit of length equal to about 2.13 meters
- bir sazhna teren — one sazhen deep
- eki sazhna keŋ — two sazhens wide
- uzunluğu jüz sazhna — its length is a hundred sazhens
- jerni sazhna bla ölçeledik — we measured the land in sazhens
- sazhna bla ölçelerge — to measure in sazhens
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | sazhnathe sazhen | sazhnammy sazhen | sazhnaŋyour sazhen | sazhnasıhis sazhen | sazhnabızour sazhen | sazhnağızyou all's sazhen | sazhnalarıtheir sazhens |
| Genitive | sazhnanıthe sazhen's | sazhnamımy sazhen's | sazhnaŋıyour sazhen's | sazhnasınıhis sazhen's | sazhnabıznıour sazhen's | sazhnağıznıyou all's sazhen's | sazhnalarınıtheir sazhens' |
| Accusative | sazhnanıthe sazhen (as the object) | sazhnamımy sazhen (as the object) | sazhnaŋıyour sazhen (as the object) | sazhnasınhis sazhen (as the object) | sazhnabıznıour sazhen (as the object) | sazhnağıznıyou all's sazhen (as the object) | sazhnalarıntheir sazhens (as the object) |
| Dative | sazhnağato the sazhen | sazhnamato my sazhen | sazhnaŋato your sazhen | sazhnasınato his sazhen | sazhnabızğato our sazhen | sazhnağızğato you all's sazhen | sazhnalarınato their sazhens |
| Locative | sazhnadain / at the sazhen | sazhnamdain / at my sazhen | sazhnaŋdain / at your sazhen | sazhnasındain / at his sazhen | sazhnabızdain / at our sazhen | sazhnağızdain / at you all's sazhen | sazhnalarındain / at their sazhens |
| Ablative | sazhnadanfrom the sazhen | sazhnamdanfrom my sazhen | sazhnaŋdanfrom your sazhen | sazhnasındanfrom his sazhen | sazhnabızdanfrom our sazhen | sazhnağızdanfrom you all's sazhen | sazhnalarındanfrom their sazhens |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | sazhnalathe sazhens | sazhnalarımmy sazhens | sazhnalarıŋyour sazhens | sazhnalarıhis sazhens | sazhnalarıbızour sazhens | sazhnalarığızyou all's sazhens | sazhnalarıtheir sazhens |
| Genitive | sazhnalanıthe sazhens' | sazhnalarımımy sazhens' | sazhnalarıŋıyour sazhens' | sazhnalarınıhis sazhens' | sazhnalarıbıznıour sazhens' | sazhnalarığıznıyou all's sazhens' | sazhnalarınıtheir sazhens' |
| Accusative | sazhnalanıthe sazhens (as the object) | sazhnalarımımy sazhens (as the object) | sazhnalarıŋıyour sazhens (as the object) | sazhnalarınhis sazhens (as the object) | sazhnalarıbıznıour sazhens (as the object) | sazhnalarığıznıyou all's sazhens (as the object) | sazhnalarıntheir sazhens (as the object) |
| Dative | sazhnalağato the sazhens | sazhnalarımato my sazhens | sazhnalarıŋato your sazhens | sazhnalarınato his sazhens | sazhnalarıbızğato our sazhens | sazhnalarığızğato you all's sazhens | sazhnalarınato their sazhens |
| Locative | sazhnaladain / at the sazhens | sazhnalarımdain / at my sazhens | sazhnalarıŋdain / at your sazhens | sazhnalarındain / at his sazhens | sazhnalarıbızdain / at our sazhens | sazhnalarığızdain / at you all's sazhens | sazhnalarındain / at their sazhens |
| Ablative | sazhnaladanfrom the sazhens | sazhnalarımdanfrom my sazhens | sazhnalarıŋdanfrom your sazhens | sazhnalarındanfrom his sazhens | sazhnalarıbızdanfrom our sazhens | sazhnalarığızdanfrom you all's sazhens | sazhnalarındanfrom their 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.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.