strelka
/strelka/
Definitions
1. needle or hand of an instrument, such as a clock or a compass
- sağat strelka örge qaraydı — the hand of the clock points upward
- strelka şimalğa körgüzedi — the needle points north
- strelka tohtağandı — the hand has stopped
2. arrow drawn on a map or a sheet to show a direction
- qağıtda strelka jolnu körgüzedi — the arrow on the paper shows the way
- kartada strelka ıznı körgüzedi — the arrow on the map shows the route
- qızıl strelka sol jannı körgüzedi — the red arrow points to the left side
3. points or switch on a railway track
- strelkanı burdula — they threw the points
- poezd strelkadan ötdü — the train passed over the switch
- strelkanı tüzetirge kerekdi — the points must be set right
Feedback
or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | strelkathe needle | strelkalathe needles | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | strelkanıthe needle's | strelkalanıthe needles' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | strelkanıthe needle (as the object) | strelkalanıthe needles (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | strelkağato the needle | strelkalağato the needles | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | strelkadaat / in the needle | strelkaladaat / in the needles | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | strelkadanfrom the needle | strelkaladanfrom the needles | 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 | strelkammy needle | strelkalarımmy needles |
| your | strelkangyour needle | strelkalarıngyour needles |
| his / her | strelkasıhis / her needle | strelkalarıhis / her needles |
| our | strelkabızour needle | strelkalarıbızour needles |
| you all's | strelkağızyou all's needle | strelkalarığızyou all's needles |
| their | strelkalarıtheir needle | strelkalarıtheir needles |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: strelkaları can mean "his / her needles", "their needle", or "their needles" — context decides.