songura
/soŋura/
Definitions
1. after, following
- aşağandan songura — after eating
- andan songura — after that
2. a postposition, a function word placed after the word it governs
- songurala qulluqçu sözledile — postpositions are function words
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | songurathe postposition | songuralathe postpositions | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | songuranıthe postposition's | songuralanıthe postpositions' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | songuranıthe postposition (as the object) | songuralanıthe postpositions (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | songurağato the postposition | songuralağato the postpositions | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | songuradaat / in the postposition | songuraladaat / in the postpositions | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | songuradanfrom the postposition | songuraladanfrom the postpositions | 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 | songurammy postposition | songuralarımmy postpositions |
| your | songurangyour postposition | songuralarıngyour postpositions |
| his / her | songurasıhis / her postposition | songuralarıhis / her postpositions |
| our | songurabızour postposition | songuralarıbızour postpositions |
| you all's | songurağızyou all's postposition | songuralarığızyou all's postpositions |
| their | songuralarıtheir postposition | songuralarıtheir postpositions |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: songuraları can mean "his / her postpositions", "their postposition", or "their postpositions" — context decides.