sırtlıq
/sɯrtlɯq/
Definition
a plateau, a high level stretch of upland
- sırtlıqnı arı janında — beyond the plateau
- sırtlıqdan Awarğa — to cross over the plateau
- sırtlıqda qaralğan köründü — something dark showed on the plateau
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | sırtlıqthe plateau | sırtlıqlathe plateaus | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | sırtlıqnıthe plateau's | sırtlıqlanıthe plateaus' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | sırtlıqnıthe plateau (as the object) | sırtlıqlanıthe plateaus (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | sırtlıqğato the plateau | sırtlıqlağato the plateaus | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | sırtlıqdaat / in the plateau | sırtlıqladaat / in the plateaus | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | sırtlıqdanfrom the plateau | sırtlıqladanfrom the plateaus | 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 | sırtlığımmy plateau | sırtlıqlarımmy plateaus |
| your | sırtlığıngyour plateau | sırtlıqlarıngyour plateaus |
| his / her | sırtlığıhis / her plateau | sırtlıqlarıhis / her plateaus |
| our | sırtlığıbızour plateau | sırtlıqlarıbızour plateaus |
| you all's | sırtlığığızyou all's plateau | sırtlıqlarığızyou all's plateaus |
| their | sırtlıqlarıtheir plateau | sırtlıqlarıtheir plateaus |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: sırtlıqları can mean "his / her plateaus", "their plateau", or "their plateaus" — context decides.