statuya
/statuja/
Definition
a statue, a carved or cast figure of a person or an animal
- statuyanı ornatırğa — to set up the statue
- statuyala işlerge — to make statues
- statuyanı qatında — beside the statue
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | statuyathe statue | statuyalathe statues | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | statuyanıthe statue's | statuyalanıthe statues' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | statuyanıthe statue (as the object) | statuyalanıthe statues (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | statuyağato the statue | statuyalağato the statues | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | statuyadaat / in the statue | statuyaladaat / in the statues | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | statuyadanfrom the statue | statuyaladanfrom the statues | 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 | statuyammy statue | statuyalarımmy statues |
| your | statuyangyour statue | statuyalarıngyour statues |
| his / her | statuyasıhis / her statue | statuyalarıhis / her statues |
| our | statuyabızour statue | statuyalarıbızour statues |
| you all's | statuyağızyou all's statue | statuyalarığızyou all's statues |
| their | statuyalarıtheir statue | statuyalarıtheir statues |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: statuyaları can mean "his / her statues", "their statue", or "their statues" — context decides.