şosse
/ʃosse/
Definition
a highway with a hard road surface
- şosse jol — a metalled highway
- şosseni boyunu — the edge of the highway
- şosse bla barırğa — to travel along the highway
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | şossethe highway | şosselethe highways | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | şossenithe highway's | şosselenithe highways' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | şossenithe highway (as the object) | şosselenithe highways (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | şossegeto the highway | şosselegeto the highways | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | şossedeat / in the highway | şosseledeat / in the highways | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | şossedenfrom the highway | şosseledenfrom the highways | 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 | şossemmy highway | şosselerimmy highways |
| your | şossengyour highway | şosseleringyour highways |
| his / her | şossesihis / her highway | şosselerihis / her highways |
| our | şossebizour highway | şosseleribizour highways |
| you all's | şossegizyou all's highway | şosselerigizyou all's highways |
| their | şosseleritheir highway | şosseleritheir highways |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: şosseleri can mean "his / her highways", "their highway", or "their highways" — context decides.