taj
/tadʒ/
Definition
a crown, the ornamental headpiece of a monarch
- patçahnı tajı — the monarch's crown
- altın taj — a golden crown
Feedback
or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | tajthe crown | tajlathe crowns | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | tajnıthe crown's | tajlanıthe crowns' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | tajnıthe crown (as the object) | tajlanıthe crowns (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | tajğato the crown | tajlağato the crowns | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | tajdaat / in the crown | tajladaat / in the crowns | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | tajdanfrom the crown | tajladanfrom the crowns | 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 | tajımmy crown | tajlarımmy crowns |
| your | tajıngyour crown | tajlarıngyour crowns |
| his / her | tajıhis / her crown | tajlarıhis / her crowns |
| our | tajıbızour crown | tajlarıbızour crowns |
| you all's | tajığızyou all's crown | tajlarığızyou all's crowns |
| their | tajlarıtheir crown | tajlarıtheir crowns |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: tajları can mean "his / her crowns", "their crown", or "their crowns" — context decides.