şohay
/ʃoxaj/
Definition
dear friend, a familiar and affectionate word for a friend
- şohayla — close friends
- meni şohayım — my dear friend
- şohayına aytdı — he told his dear friend
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | şohaythe dear friend | şohaylathe dear friends | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | şohaynıthe dear friend's | şohaylanıthe dear friends' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | şohaynıthe dear friend (as the object) | şohaylanıthe dear friends (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | şohayğato the dear friend | şohaylağato the dear friends | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | şohaydaat / in the dear friend | şohayladaat / in the dear friends | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | şohaydanfrom the dear friend | şohayladanfrom the dear friends | 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 | şohayımmy dear friend | şohaylarımmy dear friends |
| your | şohayıngyour dear friend | şohaylarıngyour dear friends |
| his / her | şohayıhis / her dear friend | şohaylarıhis / her dear friends |
| our | şohayıbızour dear friend | şohaylarıbızour dear friends |
| you all's | şohayığızyou all's dear friend | şohaylarığızyou all's dear friends |
| their | şohaylarıtheir dear friend | şohaylarıtheir dear friends |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: şohayları can mean "his / her dear friends", "their dear friend", or "their dear friends" — context decides.