yasli
/jasli/
Definition
nursery; an institution caring for children under the age of three
- yasli jıldağı sabiyle — children of nursery age
- sabiyni yaslige eltirge — to take a child to the nursery
- yaslini tamatası — the head of the nursery
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | yaslithe nursery | yaslilethe nurseries | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | yaslinithe nursery's | yaslilenithe nurseries' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | yaslinithe nursery (as the object) | yaslilenithe nurseries (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | yasligeto the nursery | yaslilegeto the nurseries | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | yaslideat / in the nursery | yasliledeat / in the nurseries | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | yaslidenfrom the nursery | yasliledenfrom the nurseries | 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 | yaslimmy nursery | yaslilerimmy nurseries |
| your | yaslingyour nursery | yaslileringyour nurseries |
| his / her | yaslisihis / her nursery | yaslilerihis / her nurseries |
| our | yaslibizour nursery | yaslileribizour nurseries |
| you all's | yasligizyou all's nursery | yaslilerigizyou all's nurseries |
| their | yaslileritheir nursery | yaslileritheir nurseries |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: yaslileri can mean "his / her nurseries", "their nursery", or "their nurseries" — context decides.