taz
/taz/
Definition
basin, a wide shallow vessel for washing
- bağır taz — a copper basin
- tazğa suw quyarğa — to pour water into the basin
- kölekni tazğa atdı — she threw the shirt into the basin
Feedback
or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | tazthe basin | tazlathe basins | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | taznıthe basin's | tazlanıthe basins' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | taznıthe basin (as the object) | tazlanıthe basins (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | tazğato the basin | tazlağato the basins | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | tazdaat / in the basin | tazladaat / in the basins | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | tazdanfrom the basin | tazladanfrom the basins | 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 | tazımmy basin | tazlarımmy basins |
| your | tazıngyour basin | tazlarıngyour basins |
| his / her | tazıhis / her basin | tazlarıhis / her basins |
| our | tazıbızour basin | tazlarıbızour basins |
| you all's | tazığızyou all's basin | tazlarığızyou all's basins |
| their | tazlarıtheir basin | tazlarıtheir basins |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: tazları can mean "his / her basins", "their basin", or "their basins" — context decides.