tarıh
/tarɯx/
Definitions
1. a figure, a written sign standing for a number
- sannı körgüzgen tarıh — the figure that shows the number
- tarıhnı jazarğa — to write the figure
2. numerical data, quantities reported about a state of affairs
- belgili tarıhlağa köre — according to the known figures
- tarıh köb — the figure is higher
3. a date, the calendar day on which something happened
- sabiyni tuwğan tarıhı — the child's date of birth
- kitabnı çıqğan tarıhı — the date the book appeared
Related
tarihvarianthistory, the record of past events
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| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | tarıhthe figure | tarıhlathe figures | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | tarıhnıthe figure's | tarıhlanıthe figures' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | tarıhnıthe figure (as the object) | tarıhlanıthe figures (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | tarıhhato the figure | tarıhlağato the figures | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | tarıhdaat / in the figure | tarıhladaat / in the figures | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | tarıhdanfrom the figure | tarıhladanfrom the figures | 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 | tarıhımmy figure | tarıhlarımmy figures |
| your | tarıhıngyour figure | tarıhlarıngyour figures |
| his / her | tarıhıhis / her figure | tarıhlarıhis / her figures |
| our | tarıhıbızour figure | tarıhlarıbızour figures |
| you all's | tarıhığızyou all's figure | tarıhlarığızyou all's figures |
| their | tarıhlarıtheir figure | tarıhlarıtheir figures |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: tarıhları can mean "his / her figures", "their figure", or "their figures" — context decides.