tatah
/tatax/
Definition
a close and trusted friend
- ala tatahdıla — they are close friends
- tatah bolurğa — to become close friends
- eski tatahım — my old friend
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| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | tatahthe close and trusted friend | tatahlathe close and trusted friends | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | tatahnıthe close and trusted friend's | tatahlanıthe close and trusted friends' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | tatahnıthe close and trusted friend (as the object) | tatahlanıthe close and trusted friends (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | tatahhato the close and trusted friend | tatahlağato the close and trusted friends | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | tatahdaat / in the close and trusted friend | tatahladaat / in the close and trusted friends | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | tatahdanfrom the close and trusted friend | tatahladanfrom the close and trusted friends | 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 | tatahımmy close and trusted friend | tatahlarımmy close and trusted friends |
| your | tatahıngyour close and trusted friend | tatahlarıngyour close and trusted friends |
| his / her | tatahıhis / her close and trusted friend | tatahlarıhis / her close and trusted friends |
| our | tatahıbızour close and trusted friend | tatahlarıbızour close and trusted friends |
| you all's | tatahığızyou all's close and trusted friend | tatahlarığızyou all's close and trusted friends |
| their | tatahlarıtheir close and trusted friend | tatahlarıtheir close and trusted friends |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: tatahları can mean "his / her close and trusted friends", "their close and trusted friend", or "their close and trusted friends" — context decides.