tarpan
/tarpan/
Definition
a tarpan, a strong and hardy horse — A folklore word: Elbrusoid marks the entry фольк., and the attestations are proverbs and songs.
- tarpan at — a tarpan horse
- tarpan kibik çıdamlı — as hardy as a tarpan
- tarpannı küçü — the strength of a tarpan
Feedback
or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | tarpanthe tarpan | tarpanlathe tarpans | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | tarpannıthe tarpan's | tarpanlanıthe tarpans' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | tarpannıthe tarpan (as the object) | tarpanlanıthe tarpans (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | tarpangato the tarpan | tarpanlağato the tarpans | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | tarpandaat / in the tarpan | tarpanladaat / in the tarpans | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | tarpandanfrom the tarpan | tarpanladanfrom the tarpans | 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 | tarpanımmy tarpan | tarpanlarımmy tarpans |
| your | tarpanıngyour tarpan | tarpanlarıngyour tarpans |
| his / her | tarpanıhis / her tarpan | tarpanlarıhis / her tarpans |
| our | tarpanıbızour tarpan | tarpanlarıbızour tarpans |
| you all's | tarpanığızyou all's tarpan | tarpanlarığızyou all's tarpans |
| their | tarpanlarıtheir tarpan | tarpanlarıtheir tarpans |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: tarpanları can mean "his / her tarpans", "their tarpan", or "their tarpans" — context decides.