şahar
/ʃaxar/
Definition
city, town, a large settlement
- ara şaharğa jol uzaqdı — the road to the capital city is long
- şaharda jangı üyle işlenedile — new houses are being built in the city
- elden şaharğa köçgen köbdü — many have moved from the village to the city
Found in
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | şaharthe city | şaharlathe cities | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | şaharnıthe city's | şaharlanıthe cities' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | şaharnıthe city (as the object) | şaharlanıthe cities (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | şaharğato the city | şaharlağato the cities | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | şahardaat / in the city | şaharladaat / in the cities | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | şahardanfrom the city | şaharladanfrom the cities | 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 | şaharımmy city | şaharlarımmy cities |
| your | şaharıngyour city | şaharlarıngyour cities |
| his / her | şaharıhis / her city | şaharlarıhis / her cities |
| our | şaharıbızour city | şaharlarıbızour cities |
| you all's | şaharığızyou all's city | şaharlarığızyou all's cities |
| their | şaharlarıtheir city | şaharlarıtheir cities |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: şaharları can mean "his / her cities", "their city", or "their cities" — context decides.