telegraf
/teleɡraf/
Definitions
1. the telegraph, a system for sending messages quickly over a distance
- telefon bla telegraf — the telephone and the telegraph
- telegraf çıpınla — telegraph poles
- telegraf bla bildirirge — to give notice by telegraph
2. a telegraph office, the building where telegrams are sent and received
- telegrafha kirirge — to go into the telegraph office
- telegrafda işlerge — to work at the telegraph office
- elni telegrafı — the village telegraph office
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | telegrafthe telegraph | telegraflathe telegraphs | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | telegrafnıthe telegraph's | telegraflanıthe telegraphs' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | telegrafnıthe telegraph (as the object) | telegraflanıthe telegraphs (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | telegrafhato the telegraph | telegraflağato the telegraphs | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | telegrafdaat / in the telegraph | telegrafladaat / in the telegraphs | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | telegrafdanfrom the telegraph | telegrafladanfrom the telegraphs | 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 | telegrafımmy telegraph | telegraflarımmy telegraphs |
| your | telegrafıngyour telegraph | telegraflarıngyour telegraphs |
| his / her | telegrafıhis / her telegraph | telegraflarıhis / her telegraphs |
| our | telegrafıbızour telegraph | telegraflarıbızour telegraphs |
| you all's | telegrafığızyou all's telegraph | telegraflarığızyou all's telegraphs |
| their | telegraflarıtheir telegraph | telegraflarıtheir telegraphs |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: telegrafları can mean "his / her telegraphs", "their telegraph", or "their telegraphs" — context decides.