ssılka
/ssɯlka/
Definitions
1. exile, banishment imposed as a punishment
- ssılkağa jiberirge — to send into exile
- ssılkağa buyururğa — to sentence to exile
- ssılkada jaşarğa — to live in exile
2. reference, a citation pointing to a source in a text
- ssılka eterge — to give a reference
- kitabdağı ssılkala — the references in the book
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | ssılkathe exile | ssılkalathe exiles | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | ssılkanıthe exile's | ssılkalanıthe exiles' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | ssılkanıthe exile (as the object) | ssılkalanıthe exiles (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | ssılkağato the exile | ssılkalağato the exiles | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | ssılkadaat / in the exile | ssılkaladaat / in the exiles | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | ssılkadanfrom the exile | ssılkaladanfrom the exiles | 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 | ssılkammy exile | ssılkalarımmy exiles |
| your | ssılkangyour exile | ssılkalarıngyour exiles |
| his / her | ssılkasıhis / her exile | ssılkalarıhis / her exiles |
| our | ssılkabızour exile | ssılkalarıbızour exiles |
| you all's | ssılkağızyou all's exile | ssılkalarığızyou all's exiles |
| their | ssılkalarıtheir exile | ssılkalarıtheir exiles |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: ssılkaları can mean "his / her exiles", "their exile", or "their exiles" — context decides.