şahmat
/ʃaxmat/
Definitions
1. chess, the board game of two players
- şahmat oynarğa — to play chess
- şahmat oyun — a game of chess
- şahmat qanga — a chessboard
2. chessmen, the set of pieces the game is played with
- şahmatlanı tizerge — to set out the chessmen
- şahmatla bla şaşkala — chessmen and draughtsmen
- ağaç şahmatla — wooden chessmen
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | şahmatthe chess | şahmatlathe chesses | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | şahmatnıthe chess' | şahmatlanıthe chesses' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | şahmatnıthe chess (as the object) | şahmatlanıthe chesses (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | şahmathato the chess | şahmatlağato the chesses | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | şahmatdaat / in the chess | şahmatladaat / in the chesses | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | şahmatdanfrom the chess | şahmatladanfrom the chesses | 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 | şahmatımmy chess | şahmatlarımmy chesses |
| your | şahmatıngyour chess | şahmatlarıngyour chesses |
| his / her | şahmatıhis / her chess | şahmatlarıhis / her chesses |
| our | şahmatıbızour chess | şahmatlarıbızour chesses |
| you all's | şahmatığızyou all's chess | şahmatlarığızyou all's chesses |
| their | şahmatlarıtheir chess | şahmatlarıtheir chesses |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: şahmatları can mean "his / her chesses", "their chess", or "their chesses" — context decides.