sonet
/sonet/
Definition
a sonnet, a poem of fourteen lines
- sonet jazarğa — to write a sonnet
- ol sonetni oqudu — he read out that sonnet
- sonetni ahır tizgini — the last line of the sonnet
Feedback
or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | sonetthe sonnet | sonetlethe sonnets | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | sonetnithe sonnet's | sonetlenithe sonnets' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | sonetnithe sonnet (as the object) | sonetlenithe sonnets (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | sonetgeto the sonnet | sonetlegeto the sonnets | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | sonetdeat / in the sonnet | sonetledeat / in the sonnets | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | sonetdenfrom the sonnet | sonetledenfrom the sonnets | 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 | sonetimmy sonnet | sonetlerimmy sonnets |
| your | sonetingyour sonnet | sonetleringyour sonnets |
| his / her | sonetihis / her sonnet | sonetlerihis / her sonnets |
| our | sonetibizour sonnet | sonetleribizour sonnets |
| you all's | sonetigizyou all's sonnet | sonetlerigizyou all's sonnets |
| their | sonetleritheir sonnet | sonetleritheir sonnets |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: sonetleri can mean "his / her sonnets", "their sonnet", or "their sonnets" — context decides.