tapçan
/taptʃan/
Definition
plank bed, a low wooden couch used for sitting and sleeping
- eski tapçan — an old plank bed
- tapçanda jatıb — lying on the plank bed
- tapçannı üsünde — on the plank bed
Found in
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | tapçanthe plank bed | tapçanlathe plank beds | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | tapçannıthe plank bed's | tapçanlanıthe plank beds' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | tapçannıthe plank bed (as the object) | tapçanlanıthe plank beds (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | tapçangato the plank bed | tapçanlağato the plank beds | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | tapçandaat / in the plank bed | tapçanladaat / in the plank beds | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | tapçandanfrom the plank bed | tapçanladanfrom the plank beds | 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 | tapçanımmy plank bed | tapçanlarımmy plank beds |
| your | tapçanıngyour plank bed | tapçanlarıngyour plank beds |
| his / her | tapçanıhis / her plank bed | tapçanlarıhis / her plank beds |
| our | tapçanıbızour plank bed | tapçanlarıbızour plank beds |
| you all's | tapçanığızyou all's plank bed | tapçanlarığızyou all's plank beds |
| their | tapçanlarıtheir plank bed | tapçanlarıtheir plank beds |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: tapçanları can mean "his / her plank beds", "their plank bed", or "their plank beds" — context decides.