tabın
/tabɯn/
Definitions
1. a group, a body of people held together
- bir tabın halq — one body of people
- tabın bla jürürge — to go about in a group
- tabınnı tamatası — the head of the group
2. a class in society
- bayla tabını — the class of the rich
- tabın jawla — class enemies
- işçi tabın — the working class
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | tabınthe group | tabınlathe groups | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | tabınnıthe group's | tabınlanıthe groups' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | tabınnıthe group (as the object) | tabınlanıthe groups (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | tabıngato the group | tabınlağato the groups | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | tabındaat / in the group | tabınladaat / in the groups | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | tabındanfrom the group | tabınladanfrom the groups | 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 | tabınımmy group | tabınlarımmy groups |
| your | tabınıngyour group | tabınlarıngyour groups |
| his / her | tabınıhis / her group | tabınlarıhis / her groups |
| our | tabınıbızour group | tabınlarıbızour groups |
| you all's | tabınığızyou all's group | tabınlarığızyou all's groups |
| their | tabınlarıtheir group | tabınlarıtheir groups |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: tabınları can mean "his / her groups", "their group", or "their groups" — context decides.