tuzdam
/tuzdam/
Definition
bread and salt, the food a host sets before a guest
- tuzdamıbızdan körügüz — take of our bread and salt
- tuzdamnı qaçı ulludu — the honour of bread and salt is great
- kimni tuzdamın aşasang — whose bread and salt you eat
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | tuzdamthe bread and salt | tuzdamlathe bread and salts | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | tuzdamnıthe bread and salt's | tuzdamlanıthe bread and salts' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | tuzdamnıthe bread and salt (as the object) | tuzdamlanıthe bread and salts (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | tuzdamğato the bread and salt | tuzdamlağato the bread and salts | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | tuzdamdaat / in the bread and salt | tuzdamladaat / in the bread and salts | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | tuzdamdanfrom the bread and salt | tuzdamladanfrom the bread and salts | 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 | tuzdamımmy bread and salt | tuzdamlarımmy bread and salts |
| your | tuzdamıngyour bread and salt | tuzdamlarıngyour bread and salts |
| his / her | tuzdamıhis / her bread and salt | tuzdamlarıhis / her bread and salts |
| our | tuzdamıbızour bread and salt | tuzdamlarıbızour bread and salts |
| you all's | tuzdamığızyou all's bread and salt | tuzdamlarığızyou all's bread and salts |
| their | tuzdamlarıtheir bread and salt | tuzdamlarıtheir bread and salts |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: tuzdamları can mean "his / her bread and salts", "their bread and salt", or "their bread and salts" — context decides.