tamlı
/tamlɯ/
Definition
Tam, a member of a people that once lived beside the Karachays
- tamlıla Labağa jıyıldıla — the Tams gathered at the Laba
- tamlılanı jeri — the land of the Tams
- tamlıla qazawatha qobdula — the Tams rose to war
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | tamlıthe Tam | tamlılathe Tams | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | tamlınıthe Tam's | tamlılanıthe Tams' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | tamlınıthe Tam (as the object) | tamlılanıthe Tams (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | tamlığato the Tam | tamlılağato the Tams | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | tamlıdaat / in the Tam | tamlıladaat / in the Tams | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | tamlıdanfrom the Tam | tamlıladanfrom the Tams | 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 | tamlımmy Tam | tamlılarımmy Tams |
| your | tamlıngyour Tam | tamlılarıngyour Tams |
| his / her | tamlısıhis / her Tam | tamlılarıhis / her Tams |
| our | tamlıbızour Tam | tamlılarıbızour Tams |
| you all's | tamlığızyou all's Tam | tamlılarığızyou all's Tams |
| their | tamlılarıtheir Tam | tamlılarıtheir Tams |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: tamlıları can mean "his / her Tams", "their Tam", or "their Tams" — context decides.