sınam
/sɯnam/
Definitions
1. experience
- alçı sınam — the experience of the front runners
- jaşaw sınam — life experience
- sınamı ulludu — his experience is great
2. trial, test
- sınamı az — he has little to his trial
- sınam bla alışırğa — to exchange trials and experience
- sınamı bolğan — one who has been through the trial
3. experimental, research-
- sınam işle — research work
- sınam jerde — on the experimental plot
- sınam işleni bardıradı — he runs the research work
Feedback
or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | sınamthe experience | sınamlathe experiences | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | sınamnıthe experience's | sınamlanıthe experiences' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | sınamnıthe experience (as the object) | sınamlanıthe experiences (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | sınamğato the experience | sınamlağato the experiences | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | sınamdaat / in the experience | sınamladaat / in the experiences | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | sınamdanfrom the experience | sınamladanfrom the experiences | 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 | sınamımmy experience | sınamlarımmy experiences |
| your | sınamıngyour experience | sınamlarıngyour experiences |
| his / her | sınamıhis / her experience | sınamlarıhis / her experiences |
| our | sınamıbızour experience | sınamlarıbızour experiences |
| you all's | sınamığızyou all's experience | sınamlarığızyou all's experiences |
| their | sınamlarıtheir experience | sınamlarıtheir experiences |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: sınamları can mean "his / her experiences", "their experience", or "their experiences" — context decides.