trubka
/trubka/
Definition
receiver, the part of a telephone one speaks and listens into
- trubkanı alırğa — to pick up the receiver
- trubkanı salırğa — to put the receiver down
- telefonnu trubkası — the telephone's receiver
Feedback
or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | trubkathe receiver | trubkalathe receivers | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | trubkanıthe receiver's | trubkalanıthe receivers' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | trubkanıthe receiver (as the object) | trubkalanıthe receivers (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | trubkağato the receiver | trubkalağato the receivers | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | trubkadaat / in the receiver | trubkaladaat / in the receivers | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | trubkadanfrom the receiver | trubkaladanfrom the receivers | 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 | trubkammy receiver | trubkalarımmy receivers |
| your | trubkangyour receiver | trubkalarıngyour receivers |
| his / her | trubkasıhis / her receiver | trubkalarıhis / her receivers |
| our | trubkabızour receiver | trubkalarıbızour receivers |
| you all's | trubkağızyou all's receiver | trubkalarığızyou all's receivers |
| their | trubkalarıtheir receiver | trubkalarıtheir receivers |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: trubkaları can mean "his / her receivers", "their receiver", or "their receivers" — context decides.