surat
/surat/
Definitions
1. picture, drawing, a rendered likeness of something
- qabırğağa salıngan surat ariwdu — the picture set on the wall is beautiful
- adamnı suratı kitabda basmalandı — the image of the man was printed in the book
- suratnı qağıtha saldı — he set the drawing down on paper
2. photograph
- jangı surat aldırdı — he had a new photograph taken
- surat aldırğan adam külüb turadı — the person having his photograph taken is smiling
- eski suratlanı kördük — we looked at the old photographs
3. illustration, a figure printed alongside a text
- kitabnı suratlarına qaraydı — he looks at the book's illustrations
- haparğa suratla jaraşdırdıla — they arranged illustrations for the story
- suratları bolğan kitab — a book that has illustrations
Related
suratlıhavingillustrated, containing pictures
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | suratthe picture | suratlathe pictures | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | suratnıthe picture's | suratlanıthe pictures' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | suratnıthe picture (as the object) | suratlanıthe pictures (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | surathato the picture | suratlağato the pictures | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | suratdaat / in the picture | suratladaat / in the pictures | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | suratdanfrom the picture | suratladanfrom the pictures | 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 | suratımmy picture | suratlarımmy pictures |
| your | suratıngyour picture | suratlarıngyour pictures |
| his / her | suratıhis / her picture | suratlarıhis / her pictures |
| our | suratıbızour picture | suratlarıbızour pictures |
| you all's | suratığızyou all's picture | suratlarığızyou all's pictures |
| their | suratlarıtheir picture | suratlarıtheir pictures |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: suratları can mean "his / her pictures", "their picture", or "their pictures" — context decides.