tagı
/taɡɯ/
Definition
a brook, a small stream in woodland
- tagı ağadı — the brook is running
- ağaç içinde tagı — a brook inside the wood
- tagını suwu suwuqdu — the brook's water is cold
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | tagıthe ledge | tagılathe ledges | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | tagınıthe ledge's | tagılanıthe ledges' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | tagınıthe ledge (as the object) | tagılanıthe ledges (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | tagığato the ledge | tagılağato the ledges | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | tagıdaat / in the ledge | tagıladaat / in the ledges | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | tagıdanfrom the ledge | tagıladanfrom the ledges | 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 | tagımmy ledge | tagılarımmy ledges |
| your | tagıngyour ledge | tagılarıngyour ledges |
| his / her | tagısıhis / her ledge | tagılarıhis / her ledges |
| our | tagıbızour ledge | tagılarıbızour ledges |
| you all's | tagığızyou all's ledge | tagılarığızyou all's ledges |
| their | tagılarıtheir ledge | tagılarıtheir ledges |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: tagıları can mean "his / her ledges", "their ledge", or "their ledges" — context decides.