yak
/jak/
Definition
yak, a long-haired horned animal of the high mountains of Central Asia
- yak tüklü hayıwandı — the yak is a long-haired animal
- yaknı müyüzleri — the yak's horns
Related
gammeşsynonymthe domestic buffalo
Feedback
or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | yakthe yak | yaklathe yaks | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | yaknıthe yak's | yaklanıthe yaks' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | yaknıthe yak (as the object) | yaklanıthe yaks (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | yakhato the yak | yaklağato the yaks | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | yakdaat / in the yak | yakladaat / in the yaks | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | yakdanfrom the yak | yakladanfrom the yaks | 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 | yagımmy yak | yaklarımmy yaks |
| your | yagıngyour yak | yaklarıngyour yaks |
| his / her | yagıhis / her yak | yaklarıhis / her yaks |
| our | yagıbızour yak | yaklarıbızour yaks |
| you all's | yagığızyou all's yak | yaklarığızyou all's yaks |
| their | yaklarıtheir yak | yaklarıtheir yaks |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: yakları can mean "his / her yaks", "their yak", or "their yaks" — context decides.