ürta
/yrta/
Definition
a yurt, the portable felt dwelling of Central Asian herders
- ürtada jaşarğa — to live in a yurt
- ürtağa çaqırırğa — to invite someone into the yurt
- ürta salırğa — to pitch a yurt
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | ürtathe yurt | ürtalathe yurts | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | ürtanıthe yurt's | ürtalanıthe yurts' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | ürtanıthe yurt (as the object) | ürtalanıthe yurts (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | ürtağato the yurt | ürtalağato the yurts | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | ürtadaat / in the yurt | ürtaladaat / in the yurts | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | ürtadanfrom the yurt | ürtaladanfrom the yurts | 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 | ürtammy yurt | ürtalarımmy yurts |
| your | ürtangyour yurt | ürtalarıngyour yurts |
| his / her | ürtasıhis / her yurt | ürtalarıhis / her yurts |
| our | ürtabızour yurt | ürtalarıbızour yurts |
| you all's | ürtağızyou all's yurt | ürtalarığızyou all's yurts |
| their | ürtalarıtheir yurt | ürtalarıtheir yurts |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: ürtaları can mean "his / her yurts", "their yurt", or "their yurts" — context decides.