zalog
/zaloɡ/
Definition
a pledge, security given against a debt
- zalog açha — pledge money
- hapçüknü zalogğa berirge — to give goods as security
- zalognu qaytarırğa — to return the pledge
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | zalogthe pledge | zaloglathe pledges | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | zalognuthe pledge's | zaloglanıthe pledges' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | zalognuthe pledge (as the object) | zaloglanıthe pledges (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | zalogğato the pledge | zaloglağato the pledges | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | zalogdaat / in the pledge | zalogladaat / in the pledges | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | zalogdanfrom the pledge | zalogladanfrom the pledges | 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 | zalogummy pledge | zaloglarımmy pledges |
| your | zalogungyour pledge | zaloglarıngyour pledges |
| his / her | zaloguhis / her pledge | zaloglarıhis / her pledges |
| our | zalogubuzour pledge | zaloglarıbızour pledges |
| you all's | zaloguğuzyou all's pledge | zaloglarığızyou all's pledges |
| their | zaloglarıtheir pledge | zaloglarıtheir pledges |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: zalogları can mean "his / her pledges", "their pledge", or "their pledges" — context decides.