tengiz
/teŋiz/
Definition
sea
- tengiz jıltıray edi — the sea was glittering
- tengizle bolmasala — if there were no seas
- qara tengizni jağasında — on the shore of the Black Sea
- tengizni sawlay tuzlu etgenley — making the whole sea salty
Related
tengizçidealersailor; a person who serves in the navy or on a ship
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | tengizthe sea | tengizlethe seas | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | tengiznithe sea's | tengizlenithe seas' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | tengiznithe sea (as the object) | tengizlenithe seas (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | tengizgeto the sea | tengizlegeto the seas | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | tengizdeat / in the sea | tengizledeat / in the seas | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | tengizdenfrom the sea | tengizledenfrom the seas | 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 | tengizimmy sea | tengizlerimmy seas |
| your | tengizingyour sea | tengizleringyour seas |
| his / her | tengizihis / her sea | tengizlerihis / her seas |
| our | tengizibizour sea | tengizleribizour seas |
| you all's | tengizigizyou all's sea | tengizlerigizyou all's seas |
| their | tengizleritheir sea | tengizleritheir seas |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: tengizleri can mean "his / her seas", "their sea", or "their seas" — context decides.