sort
/sort/
Definitions
1. a grade, a class of quality assigned to a product
- birinçi sort — first grade
- igi sort — a good grade
- sortlağa ayırırğa — to sort into grades
2. a variety, a cultivated strain of a plant
- budaynı jangı sortu — a new variety of wheat
- bitimleni türlü-türlü sortları — the different varieties of crops
- jangı sort çığarırğa — to bring out a new variety
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | sortthe grade | sortlathe grades | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | sortnuthe grade's | sortlanıthe grades' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | sortnuthe grade (as the object) | sortlanıthe grades (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | sorthato the grade | sortlağato the grades | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | sortdaat / in the grade | sortladaat / in the grades | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | sortdanfrom the grade | sortladanfrom the grades | 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 | sortummy grade | sortlarımmy grades |
| your | sortungyour grade | sortlarıngyour grades |
| his / her | sortuhis / her grade | sortlarıhis / her grades |
| our | sortubuzour grade | sortlarıbızour grades |
| you all's | sortuğuzyou all's grade | sortlarığızyou all's grades |
| their | sortlarıtheir grade | sortlarıtheir grades |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: sortları can mean "his / her grades", "their grade", or "their grades" — context decides.