spiska
/spiska/
Definition
a list, a roster of names
- adamlanı spiskası — a list of people
- spiskanı jazarğa — to write out the list
- spiskada atı bar edi — his name was on the list
Feedback
or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | spiskathe list | spiskalathe lists | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | spiskanıthe list's | spiskalanıthe lists' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | spiskanıthe list (as the object) | spiskalanıthe lists (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | spiskağato the list | spiskalağato the lists | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | spiskadaat / in the list | spiskaladaat / in the lists | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | spiskadanfrom the list | spiskaladanfrom the lists | 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 | spiskammy list | spiskalarımmy lists |
| your | spiskangyour list | spiskalarıngyour lists |
| his / her | spiskasıhis / her list | spiskalarıhis / her lists |
| our | spiskabızour list | spiskalarıbızour lists |
| you all's | spiskağızyou all's list | spiskalarığızyou all's lists |
| their | spiskalarıtheir list | spiskalarıtheir lists |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: spiskaları can mean "his / her lists", "their list", or "their lists" — context decides.