tamada
/tamada/
Definitions
1. elder, head of family or community, senior, toastmaster
- tamada söz aytmay jaş söleşmez — a youth does not speak before the elder speaks
- toynu tamadası alğış etdi — the toastmaster of the feast gave a blessing
- tamadağa sıy beriw — giving honor to an elder
2. older
- tamada qarnadaşı üretdi işge — his elder brother trained him in the craft
- tamada qartla törde olturadıla — the senior elders sit at the place of honor
- tamada adamnı sözün tıngla — listen to the word of an elder person
Found in
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or .As a noun
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | tamadathe elder | tamadalathe elders | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | tamadanıthe elder's | tamadalanıthe elders' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | tamadanıthe elder (as the object) | tamadalanıthe elders (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | tamadağato the elder | tamadalağato the elders | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | tamadadaat / in the elder | tamadaladaat / in the elders | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | tamadadanfrom the elder | tamadaladanfrom the elders | 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 | tamadammy elder | tamadalarımmy elders |
| your | tamadangyour elder | tamadalarıngyour elders |
| his / her | tamadasıhis / her elder | tamadalarıhis / her elders |
| our | tamadabızour elder | tamadalarıbızour elders |
| you all's | tamadağızyou all's elder | tamadalarığızyou all's elders |
| their | tamadalarıtheir elder | tamadalarıtheir elders |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: tamadaları can mean "his / her elders", "their elder", or "their elders" — context decides.
As an adjective
Degrees
| base form | tamadaolder |
|---|---|
| comparative — more | tamadaraqolderer |
| intensifier — very | bek tamadavery older |
| superlative — most | em tamadathe olderest |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden tamadadı — "compared to me, he is older."
Saying it about someone
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st person | men tamadamaI am older | biz tamadabızwe are older |
| 2nd person | sen tamadasayou are older | siz tamadasızyou all are older |
| 3rd person | ol tamadadıhe / she / it is older | ala tamadadılathey are older |