şpion
/ʃpion/
Definition
a spy, a person who secretly gathers information for a foreign power
- şpionla jibergendile — they sent spies
- şpionça aylanırğa — to go about like a spy
- şpionnu tutdula — they caught the spy
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | şpionthe spy | şpionlathe spies | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | şpionnuthe spy's | şpionlanıthe spies' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | şpionnuthe spy (as the object) | şpionlanıthe spies (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | şpiongato the spy | şpionlağato the spies | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | şpiondaat / in the spy | şpionladaat / in the spies | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | şpiondanfrom the spy | şpionladanfrom the spies | 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 | şpionummy spy | şpionlarımmy spies |
| your | şpionungyour spy | şpionlarıngyour spies |
| his / her | şpionuhis / her spy | şpionlarıhis / her spies |
| our | şpionubuzour spy | şpionlarıbızour spies |
| you all's | şpionuğuzyou all's spy | şpionlarığızyou all's spies |
| their | şpionlarıtheir spy | şpionlarıtheir spies |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: şpionları can mean "his / her spies", "their spy", or "their spies" — context decides.