zakuska
/zakuska/
Definition
appetizer, a light dish served before or with a drink
- suwuq zakuska — a cold appetizer
- zakuska berirge — to serve an appetizer
- zakuskağa bışlaq — cheese for an appetizer
Feedback
or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | zakuskathe appetizer | zakuskalathe appetizers | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | zakuskanıthe appetizer's | zakuskalanıthe appetizers' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | zakuskanıthe appetizer (as the object) | zakuskalanıthe appetizers (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | zakuskağato the appetizer | zakuskalağato the appetizers | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | zakuskadaat / in the appetizer | zakuskaladaat / in the appetizers | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | zakuskadanfrom the appetizer | zakuskaladanfrom the appetizers | 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 | zakuskammy appetizer | zakuskalarımmy appetizers |
| your | zakuskangyour appetizer | zakuskalarıngyour appetizers |
| his / her | zakuskasıhis / her appetizer | zakuskalarıhis / her appetizers |
| our | zakuskabızour appetizer | zakuskalarıbızour appetizers |
| you all's | zakuskağızyou all's appetizer | zakuskalarığızyou all's appetizers |
| their | zakuskalarıtheir appetizer | zakuskalarıtheir appetizers |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: zakuskaları can mean "his / her appetizers", "their appetizer", or "their appetizers" — context decides.