ses
/ses/
Definitions
1. voice, the vocal utterance of a person in speaking or singing
- sesin eşitdim — I heard his voice
- ariw ses — a fine voice
- sesin kötürdü — he raised his voice
2. sound, noise made by a thing
- suwnu sesi — the sound of the water
- ses çıqmadı — no sound came
Feedback
or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | sesthe voice | seslethe voices | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | sesnithe voice's | seslenithe voices' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | sesnithe voice (as the object) | seslenithe voices (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | sesgeto the voice | seslegeto the voices | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | sesdeat / in the voice | sesledeat / in the voices | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | sesdenfrom the voice | sesledenfrom the voices | 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 | sesimmy voice | seslerimmy voices |
| your | sesingyour voice | sesleringyour voices |
| his / her | sesihis / her voice | seslerihis / her voices |
| our | sesibizour voice | sesleribizour voices |
| you all's | sesigizyou all's voice | seslerigizyou all's voices |
| their | sesleritheir voice | sesleritheir voices |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: sesleri can mean "his / her voices", "their voice", or "their voices" — context decides.