sutka
/sutka/
Definition
a full day and night, a period of twenty-four hours
- eki sutka — two full days
- sutka bla jarım — a day and a half
- sutka sayın — every twenty-four hours
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | sutkathe full day and night | sutkalathe full day and nights | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | sutkanıthe full day and night's | sutkalanıthe full day and nights' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | sutkanıthe full day and night (as the object) | sutkalanıthe full day and nights (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | sutkağato the full day and night | sutkalağato the full day and nights | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | sutkadaat / in the full day and night | sutkaladaat / in the full day and nights | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | sutkadanfrom the full day and night | sutkaladanfrom the full day and nights | 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 | sutkammy full day and night | sutkalarımmy full day and nights |
| your | sutkangyour full day and night | sutkalarıngyour full day and nights |
| his / her | sutkasıhis / her full day and night | sutkalarıhis / her full day and nights |
| our | sutkabızour full day and night | sutkalarıbızour full day and nights |
| you all's | sutkağızyou all's full day and night | sutkalarığızyou all's full day and nights |
| their | sutkalarıtheir full day and night | sutkalarıtheir full day and nights |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: sutkaları can mean "his / her full day and nights", "their full day and night", or "their full day and nights" — context decides.