tötya
/tøtja/
Definition
aunt, the sister of one's father or mother
- meni tötyam — my aunt
- tötya keldi — the aunt has come
- tötyanı üyüne barırğa — to go to the aunt's house
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | tötyathe aunt | tötyalathe aunts | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | tötyanıthe aunt's | tötyalanıthe aunts' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | tötyanıthe aunt (as the object) | tötyalanıthe aunts (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | tötyağato the aunt | tötyalağato the aunts | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | tötyadaat / in the aunt | tötyaladaat / in the aunts | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | tötyadanfrom the aunt | tötyaladanfrom the aunts | 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 | tötyammy aunt | tötyalarımmy aunts |
| your | tötyangyour aunt | tötyalarıngyour aunts |
| his / her | tötyasıhis / her aunt | tötyalarıhis / her aunts |
| our | tötyabızour aunt | tötyalarıbızour aunts |
| you all's | tötyağızyou all's aunt | tötyalarığızyou all's aunts |
| their | tötyalarıtheir aunt | tötyalarıtheir aunts |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: tötyaları can mean "his / her aunts", "their aunt", or "their aunts" — context decides.