temir
/temir/
Definitions
1. iron, the metal
- qatı temir — hard iron
- temir çıbıq — iron wire
- temirni küe aşamaz, tot aşar — the moth will not eat iron, but rust will
2. a thing made of iron, an iron implement
- temir zatla — ironware, things of iron
- temir tayaq — an iron bar, a crowbar
- temir eşik — an iron door
Related
temirçicognateblacksmith, smith, ironworker; smith, forge, of a smith
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| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | temirthe iron | temirlethe iron | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | temirnithe iron's | temirlenithe iron's | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | temirnithe iron (as the object) | temirlenithe iron (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | temirgeto the iron | temirlegeto the iron | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | temirdeat / in the iron | temirledeat / in the iron | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | temirdenfrom the iron | temirledenfrom the iron | 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 | temirimmy iron | temirlerimmy iron |
| your | temiringyour iron | temirleringyour iron |
| his / her | temirihis / her iron | temirlerihis / her iron |
| our | temiribizour iron | temirleribizour iron |
| you all's | temirigizyou all's iron | temirlerigizyou all's iron |
| their | temirleritheir iron | temirleritheir iron |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: temirleri can mean "his / her iron", "their iron", or "their iron" — context decides.