tıl
/tɯl/
Definition
the rear, the country and the area behind the fighting front
- tılda qulluq eterge — to serve in the rear
- jawnu tılında — in the enemy's rear
- tıldan boluşluq keldi — help came from the rear
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | tılthe rear | tıllathe rears | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | tılnıthe rear's | tıllanıthe rears' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | tılnıthe rear (as the object) | tıllanıthe rears (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | tılğato the rear | tıllağato the rears | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | tıldaat / in the rear | tılladaat / in the rears | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | tıldanfrom the rear | tılladanfrom the rears | 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 | tılımmy rear | tıllarımmy rears |
| your | tılıngyour rear | tıllarıngyour rears |
| his / her | tılıhis / her rear | tıllarıhis / her rears |
| our | tılıbızour rear | tıllarıbızour rears |
| you all's | tılığızyou all's rear | tıllarığızyou all's rears |
| their | tıllarıtheir rear | tıllarıtheir rears |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: tılları can mean "his / her rears", "their rear", or "their rears" — context decides.