tayga
/tajɡa/
Definition
taiga, the northern forest of coniferous trees
- tayganı içi bla — through the taiga
- taygada ağaçla — the trees of the taiga
- taygağa jetdile — they reached the taiga
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | taygathe taiga | taygalathe taigas | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | tayganıthe taiga's | taygalanıthe taigas' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | tayganıthe taiga (as the object) | taygalanıthe taigas (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | taygağato the taiga | taygalağato the taigas | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | taygadaat / in the taiga | taygaladaat / in the taigas | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | taygadanfrom the taiga | taygaladanfrom the taigas | 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 | taygammy taiga | taygalarımmy taigas |
| your | taygangyour taiga | taygalarıngyour taigas |
| his / her | taygasıhis / her taiga | taygalarıhis / her taigas |
| our | taygabızour taiga | taygalarıbızour taigas |
| you all's | taygağızyou all's taiga | taygalarığızyou all's taigas |
| their | taygalarıtheir taiga | taygalarıtheir taigas |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: taygaları can mean "his / her taigas", "their taiga", or "their taigas" — context decides.