tefter
/tefter/
Definition
a notebook; an exercise book
- tefterge jazama — I am writing in the notebook
- tefterge qara — look in the notebook
- tefterni açdı — he opened the notebook
Feedback
or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | tefterthe notebook | tefterlethe notebooks | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | tefternithe notebook's | tefterlenithe notebooks' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | tefternithe notebook (as the object) | tefterlenithe notebooks (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | teftergeto the notebook | tefterlegeto the notebooks | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | tefterdeat / in the notebook | tefterledeat / in the notebooks | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | tefterdenfrom the notebook | tefterledenfrom the notebooks | 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 | tefterimmy notebook | tefterlerimmy notebooks |
| your | tefteringyour notebook | tefterleringyour notebooks |
| his / her | tefterihis / her notebook | tefterlerihis / her notebooks |
| our | tefteribizour notebook | tefterleribizour notebooks |
| you all's | tefterigizyou all's notebook | tefterlerigizyou all's notebooks |
| their | tefterleritheir notebook | tefterleritheir notebooks |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: tefterleri can mean "his / her notebooks", "their notebook", or "their notebooks" — context decides.