tankı
/tankɯ/
Definition
a thin film or skin covering something; a membrane
- gakkını tankısı — the membrane of an egg
- tankı buz — a thin crust of ice
- tawuqnu tankısı — a hen's membrane
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | tankıthe film | tankılathe films | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | tankınıthe film's | tankılanıthe films' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | tankınıthe film (as the object) | tankılanıthe films (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | tankığato the film | tankılağato the films | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | tankıdaat / in the film | tankıladaat / in the films | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | tankıdanfrom the film | tankıladanfrom the films | 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 | tankımmy film | tankılarımmy films |
| your | tankıngyour film | tankılarıngyour films |
| his / her | tankısıhis / her film | tankılarıhis / her films |
| our | tankıbızour film | tankılarıbızour films |
| you all's | tankığızyou all's film | tankılarığızyou all's films |
| their | tankılarıtheir film | tankılarıtheir films |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: tankıları can mean "his / her films", "their film", or "their films" — context decides.