zaba
/zaba/
Definitions
1. a tussock, a raised clump of grass or moss standing above wet ground
- zabası köb jer — ground full of tussocks
- zabadan ürkerge — to shy at a tussock
- zaba köb jerde at abınır — a horse stumbles where there are many tussocks
2. a marsh rush that grows in round tapering clumps and is plaited into hats and baskets
- zabanı üsünde olturdu — he sat down on a clump of rushes
- zaba bla börk eterge — to make a hat out of marsh rush
- zabanı jıyarğa — to gather marsh rush
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | zabathe tussock | zabalathe tussocks | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | zabanıthe tussock's | zabalanıthe tussocks' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | zabanıthe tussock (as the object) | zabalanıthe tussocks (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | zabağato the tussock | zabalağato the tussocks | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | zabadaat / in the tussock | zabaladaat / in the tussocks | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | zabadanfrom the tussock | zabaladanfrom the tussocks | 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 | zabammy tussock | zabalarımmy tussocks |
| your | zabangyour tussock | zabalarıngyour tussocks |
| his / her | zabasıhis / her tussock | zabalarıhis / her tussocks |
| our | zababızour tussock | zabalarıbızour tussocks |
| you all's | zabağızyou all's tussock | zabalarığızyou all's tussocks |
| their | zabalarıtheir tussock | zabalarıtheir tussocks |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: zabaları can mean "his / her tussocks", "their tussock", or "their tussocks" — context decides.