tawrat
/tawrat/
Definition
the Torah, the book of scripture given to Moses
- bu tawratnı kim oquydu? — who reads this Torah?
- tawratnı oqurğa — to read the Torah
- tawrat kitab — the book of the Torah
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or .Cases
| Form | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | tawratthe Torah | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | tawratnıthe Torah's | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | tawratnıthe Torah (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | tawrathato the Torah | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | tawratdaat / in the Torah | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | tawratdanfrom the Torah | 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
| Owned | |
|---|---|
| my | tawratımmy Torah |
| your | tawratıngyour Torah |
| his / her | tawratıhis / her Torah |
| our | tawratıbızour Torah |
| you all's | tawratığızyou all's Torah |
| their | tawratlarıtheir Torah |
There is no plural of this word. The ending would attach like any other — it is the word, not the grammar, that refuses: this is not something Karachay counts.