taksi
/taksi/
Definition
taxi, a motor car hired with its driver for a single journey
- taksi bla barırğa — to go by taxi
- taksi tohtadı — the taxi stopped
- taksini saqlarğa — to wait for the taxi
Feedback
or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | taksithe taxi | taksilethe taxis | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | taksinithe taxi's | taksilenithe taxis' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | taksinithe taxi (as the object) | taksilenithe taxis (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | taksigeto the taxi | taksilegeto the taxis | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | taksideat / in the taxi | taksiledeat / in the taxis | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | taksidenfrom the taxi | taksiledenfrom the taxis | 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 | taksimmy taxi | taksilerimmy taxis |
| your | taksingyour taxi | taksileringyour taxis |
| his / her | taksisihis / her taxi | taksilerihis / her taxis |
| our | taksibizour taxi | taksileribizour taxis |
| you all's | taksigizyou all's taxi | taksilerigizyou all's taxis |
| their | taksileritheir taxi | taksileritheir taxis |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: taksileri can mean "his / her taxis", "their taxi", or "their taxis" — context decides.