tost
/tost/
Definition
a toast, a short speech made in someone's honour before drinking
- tost aytırğa — to propose a toast
- qonaq tost aytdı — the guest proposed a toast
- birinçi tost atağa aytıldı — the first toast was made to the father
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | tostthe toast | tostlathe toasts | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | tostnuthe toast's | tostlanıthe toasts' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | tostnuthe toast (as the object) | tostlanıthe toasts (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | tosthato the toast | tostlağato the toasts | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | tostdaat / in the toast | tostladaat / in the toasts | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | tostdanfrom the toast | tostladanfrom the toasts | 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 | tostummy toast | tostlarımmy toasts |
| your | tostungyour toast | tostlarıngyour toasts |
| his / her | tostuhis / her toast | tostlarıhis / her toasts |
| our | tostubuzour toast | tostlarıbızour toasts |
| you all's | tostuğuzyou all's toast | tostlarığızyou all's toasts |
| their | tostlarıtheir toast | tostlarıtheir toasts |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: tostları can mean "his / her toasts", "their toast", or "their toasts" — context decides.