selen
/selen/
Definition
selenium, the chemical element
- selen, kümüş emda altın — selenium, silver and gold
- selen tabarğa — to obtain selenium
- selen tabıladı — selenium is found
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | selenthe selenium | selenlethe seleniums | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | selennithe selenium's | selenlenithe seleniums' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | selennithe selenium (as the object) | selenlenithe seleniums (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | selengeto the selenium | selenlegeto the seleniums | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | selendeat / in the selenium | selenledeat / in the seleniums | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | selendenfrom the selenium | selenledenfrom the seleniums | 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 | selenimmy selenium | selenlerimmy seleniums |
| your | seleningyour selenium | selenleringyour seleniums |
| his / her | selenihis / her selenium | selenlerihis / her seleniums |
| our | selenibizour selenium | selenleribizour seleniums |
| you all's | selenigizyou all's selenium | selenlerigizyou all's seleniums |
| their | selenleritheir selenium | selenleritheir seleniums |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: selenleri can mean "his / her seleniums", "their selenium", or "their seleniums" — context decides.