zeytun
/zejtun/
Definitions
1. the olive tree, an evergreen of the warm south
- zeytun terek — an olive tree
- zeytunla ösgen jer — a place where olives grow
2. the olive, the fruit of that tree
- zeytun jaw — olive oil
- zeytun aşarğa — to eat olives
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | zeytunthe olive tree | zeytunlathe olive trees | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | zeytunnuthe olive tree's | zeytunlanıthe olive trees' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | zeytunnuthe olive tree (as the object) | zeytunlanıthe olive trees (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | zeytungato the olive tree | zeytunlağato the olive trees | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | zeytundaat / in the olive tree | zeytunladaat / in the olive trees | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | zeytundanfrom the olive tree | zeytunladanfrom the olive trees | 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 | zeytunummy olive tree | zeytunlarımmy olive trees |
| your | zeytunungyour olive tree | zeytunlarıngyour olive trees |
| his / her | zeytunuhis / her olive tree | zeytunlarıhis / her olive trees |
| our | zeytunubuzour olive tree | zeytunlarıbızour olive trees |
| you all's | zeytunuğuzyou all's olive tree | zeytunlarığızyou all's olive trees |
| their | zeytunlarıtheir olive tree | zeytunlarıtheir olive trees |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: zeytunları can mean "his / her olive trees", "their olive tree", or "their olive trees" — context decides.