sigaret
/siɡaret/
Definition
cigarette, a thin roll of shredded tobacco in paper for smoking
- sigaret içerge — to smoke a cigarette
- bağa sigaretle — expensive cigarettes
- sigaretni tütünü — the smoke of the cigarette
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| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | sigaretthe cigarette | sigaretlethe cigarettes | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | sigaretnithe cigarette's | sigaretlenithe cigarettes' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | sigaretnithe cigarette (as the object) | sigaretlenithe cigarettes (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | sigaretgeto the cigarette | sigaretlegeto the cigarettes | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | sigaretdeat / in the cigarette | sigaretledeat / in the cigarettes | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | sigaretdenfrom the cigarette | sigaretledenfrom the cigarettes | 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 | sigaretimmy cigarette | sigaretlerimmy cigarettes |
| your | sigaretingyour cigarette | sigaretleringyour cigarettes |
| his / her | sigaretihis / her cigarette | sigaretlerihis / her cigarettes |
| our | sigaretibizour cigarette | sigaretleribizour cigarettes |
| you all's | sigaretigizyou all's cigarette | sigaretlerigizyou all's cigarettes |
| their | sigaretleritheir cigarette | sigaretleritheir cigarettes |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: sigaretleri can mean "his / her cigarettes", "their cigarette", or "their cigarettes" — context decides.