tasma
/tasma/
Definition
leather thong, a narrow strip of tanned leather used for sewing and mending harness and footwear; a leather braid
- tasma bla tigerge — to sew with a leather thong
- tasma jantaw — a leather rein
- tasmanı keserge — to cut the thong
- juqa tasma — a fine braid
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | tasmathe leather thong | tasmalathe leather thongs | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | tasmanıthe leather thong's | tasmalanıthe leather thongs' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | tasmanıthe leather thong (as the object) | tasmalanıthe leather thongs (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | tasmağato the leather thong | tasmalağato the leather thongs | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | tasmadaat / in the leather thong | tasmaladaat / in the leather thongs | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | tasmadanfrom the leather thong | tasmaladanfrom the leather thongs | 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 | tasmammy leather thong | tasmalarımmy leather thongs |
| your | tasmangyour leather thong | tasmalarıngyour leather thongs |
| his / her | tasmasıhis / her leather thong | tasmalarıhis / her leather thongs |
| our | tasmabızour leather thong | tasmalarıbızour leather thongs |
| you all's | tasmağızyou all's leather thong | tasmalarığızyou all's leather thongs |
| their | tasmalarıtheir leather thong | tasmalarıtheir leather thongs |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: tasmaları can mean "his / her leather thongs", "their leather thong", or "their leather thongs" — context decides.