tent
/tent/
Definition
awning, a sheet of stout cloth stretched as a cover
- tent jabarğa — to cover it with an awning
- tentni tartırğa — to stretch the awning
- tentni tübünde — under the awning
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | tentthe awning | tentlethe awnings | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | tentnithe awning's | tentlenithe awnings' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | tentnithe awning (as the object) | tentlenithe awnings (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | tentgeto the awning | tentlegeto the awnings | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | tentdeat / in the awning | tentledeat / in the awnings | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | tentdenfrom the awning | tentledenfrom the awnings | 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 | tentimmy awning | tentlerimmy awnings |
| your | tentingyour awning | tentleringyour awnings |
| his / her | tentihis / her awning | tentlerihis / her awnings |
| our | tentibizour awning | tentleribizour awnings |
| you all's | tentigizyou all's awning | tentlerigizyou all's awnings |
| their | tentleritheir awning | tentleritheir awnings |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: tentleri can mean "his / her awnings", "their awning", or "their awnings" — context decides.