taçanka
/tatʃanka/
Definition
tachanka, a light horse-drawn cart, used in war to carry a mounted machine gun
- taçankadan tüşdü — he got down from the cart
- taçankala jolda baradıla — the carts are going along the road
- taçankağa mindile — they mounted the cart
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | taçankathe tachanka | taçankalathe tachankas | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | taçankanıthe tachanka's | taçankalanıthe tachankas' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | taçankanıthe tachanka (as the object) | taçankalanıthe tachankas (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | taçankağato the tachanka | taçankalağato the tachankas | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | taçankadaat / in the tachanka | taçankaladaat / in the tachankas | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | taçankadanfrom the tachanka | taçankaladanfrom the tachankas | 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 | taçankammy tachanka | taçankalarımmy tachankas |
| your | taçankangyour tachanka | taçankalarıngyour tachankas |
| his / her | taçankasıhis / her tachanka | taçankalarıhis / her tachankas |
| our | taçankabızour tachanka | taçankalarıbızour tachankas |
| you all's | taçankağızyou all's tachanka | taçankalarığızyou all's tachankas |
| their | taçankalarıtheir tachanka | taçankalarıtheir tachankas |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: taçankaları can mean "his / her tachankas", "their tachanka", or "their tachankas" — context decides.