şaweşik
/ʃaweʃik/
Definition
hardwood tree, a kind of tree valued for its hard wood
- şaweşikni ağaçı qatıdı — the wood of the şaweşik is hard
- şaweşikle ösedile — şaweşik trees are growing
- şaweşikden etilgen orunduq — a bedstead made of şaweşik wood
Feedback
or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | şaweşikthe hardwood tree | şaweşiklethe hardwood trees | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | şaweşiknithe hardwood tree's | şaweşiklenithe hardwood trees' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | şaweşiknithe hardwood tree (as the object) | şaweşiklenithe hardwood trees (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | şaweşikgeto the hardwood tree | şaweşiklegeto the hardwood trees | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | şaweşikdeat / in the hardwood tree | şaweşikledeat / in the hardwood trees | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | şaweşikdenfrom the hardwood tree | şaweşikledenfrom the hardwood trees | 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 | şaweşigimmy hardwood tree | şaweşiklerimmy hardwood trees |
| your | şaweşigingyour hardwood tree | şaweşikleringyour hardwood trees |
| his / her | şaweşigihis / her hardwood tree | şaweşiklerihis / her hardwood trees |
| our | şaweşigibizour hardwood tree | şaweşikleribizour hardwood trees |
| you all's | şaweşigigizyou all's hardwood tree | şaweşiklerigizyou all's hardwood trees |
| their | şaweşikleritheir hardwood tree | şaweşikleritheir hardwood trees |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: şaweşikleri can mean "his / her hardwood trees", "their hardwood tree", or "their hardwood trees" — context decides.