soltan
/soltan/
Definition
sultan, sovereign, royal ruler, monarch
- soltan sarayında elçile olturdula — envoys sat in the sultan's palace
- batır soltannı allında baş urmadı — the hero did not bow before the sultan
- soltan buyruğu elge jayıldı — the sultan's decree spread across the realm
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | soltanthe sultan | soltanlathe sultans | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | soltannıthe sultan's | soltanlanıthe sultans' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | soltannıthe sultan (as the object) | soltanlanıthe sultans (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | soltangato the sultan | soltanlağato the sultans | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | soltandaat / in the sultan | soltanladaat / in the sultans | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | soltandanfrom the sultan | soltanladanfrom the sultans | 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 | soltanımmy sultan | soltanlarımmy sultans |
| your | soltanıngyour sultan | soltanlarıngyour sultans |
| his / her | soltanıhis / her sultan | soltanlarıhis / her sultans |
| our | soltanıbızour sultan | soltanlarıbızour sultans |
| you all's | soltanığızyou all's sultan | soltanlarığızyou all's sultans |
| their | soltanlarıtheir sultan | soltanlarıtheir sultans |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: soltanları can mean "his / her sultans", "their sultan", or "their sultans" — context decides.