talan
/talan/
Definitions
1. good fortune, the luck that falls to a person
- üyürnü talanı — the family's good fortune
- qıznı talanı — the girl's good fortune
- talanı bar adam — a man who has good fortune
2. success, a favourable outcome of what one sets out to do
- iş tolu talan bla boşaldı — the work ended in complete success
- talan tilerge — to wish someone success
- ullu talan — a great success
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | talanthe good fortune | talanlathe good fortunes | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | talannıthe good fortune's | talanlanıthe good fortunes' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | talannıthe good fortune (as the object) | talanlanıthe good fortunes (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | talangato the good fortune | talanlağato the good fortunes | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | talandaat / in the good fortune | talanladaat / in the good fortunes | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | talandanfrom the good fortune | talanladanfrom the good fortunes | 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 | talanımmy good fortune | talanlarımmy good fortunes |
| your | talanıngyour good fortune | talanlarıngyour good fortunes |
| his / her | talanıhis / her good fortune | talanlarıhis / her good fortunes |
| our | talanıbızour good fortune | talanlarıbızour good fortunes |
| you all's | talanığızyou all's good fortune | talanlarığızyou all's good fortunes |
| their | talanlarıtheir good fortune | talanlarıtheir good fortunes |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: talanları can mean "his / her good fortunes", "their good fortune", or "their good fortunes" — context decides.