ziydan
/zijdan/
Definition
dungeon, a pit used for holding prisoners
- ziydanga atarğa — to throw into the dungeon
- ziydanda ölürge — to die in the dungeon
- ziydannı içi qarangıdı — the inside of the dungeon is dark
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | ziydanthe dungeon | ziydanlathe dungeons | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | ziydannıthe dungeon's | ziydanlanıthe dungeons' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | ziydannıthe dungeon (as the object) | ziydanlanıthe dungeons (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | ziydangato the dungeon | ziydanlağato the dungeons | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | ziydandaat / in the dungeon | ziydanladaat / in the dungeons | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | ziydandanfrom the dungeon | ziydanladanfrom the dungeons | 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 | ziydanımmy dungeon | ziydanlarımmy dungeons |
| your | ziydanıngyour dungeon | ziydanlarıngyour dungeons |
| his / her | ziydanıhis / her dungeon | ziydanlarıhis / her dungeons |
| our | ziydanıbızour dungeon | ziydanlarıbızour dungeons |
| you all's | ziydanığızyou all's dungeon | ziydanlarığızyou all's dungeons |
| their | ziydanlarıtheir dungeon | ziydanlarıtheir dungeons |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: ziydanları can mean "his / her dungeons", "their dungeon", or "their dungeons" — context decides.