şağaban
/ʃaʁaban/
Definition
Sha'ban, the eighth month of the Islamic lunar calendar
- şağaban ay — the month of Sha'ban
- şağaban kirdi — Sha'ban has begun
- şağaban ayda — in the month of Sha'ban
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| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | şağabanthe Sha'ban | şağabanlathe Sha'bans | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | şağabannıthe Sha'ban's | şağabanlanıthe Sha'bans' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | şağabannıthe Sha'ban (as the object) | şağabanlanıthe Sha'bans (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | şağabangato the Sha'ban | şağabanlağato the Sha'bans | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | şağabandaat / in the Sha'ban | şağabanladaat / in the Sha'bans | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | şağabandanfrom the Sha'ban | şağabanladanfrom the Sha'bans | 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 | şağabanımmy Sha'ban | şağabanlarımmy Sha'bans |
| your | şağabanıngyour Sha'ban | şağabanlarıngyour Sha'bans |
| his / her | şağabanıhis / her Sha'ban | şağabanlarıhis / her Sha'bans |
| our | şağabanıbızour Sha'ban | şağabanlarıbızour Sha'bans |
| you all's | şağabanığızyou all's Sha'ban | şağabanlarığızyou all's Sha'bans |
| their | şağabanlarıtheir Sha'ban | şağabanlarıtheir Sha'bans |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: şağabanları can mean "his / her Sha'bans", "their Sha'ban", or "their Sha'bans" — context decides.