zurna
/zurna/
Definition
the zurna, a wooden reed wind instrument of the East resembling a shawm
- ölgenge zurna soqğandan ne fayda — what use is playing the zurna for one who is dead
- zurna soğarğa — to play the zurna
- zurnanı tawuşu — the sound of the zurna
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | zurnathe zurna | zurnalathe zurnas | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | zurnanıthe zurna's | zurnalanıthe zurnas' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | zurnanıthe zurna (as the object) | zurnalanıthe zurnas (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | zurnağato the zurna | zurnalağato the zurnas | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | zurnadaat / in the zurna | zurnaladaat / in the zurnas | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | zurnadanfrom the zurna | zurnaladanfrom the zurnas | 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 | zurnammy zurna | zurnalarımmy zurnas |
| your | zurnangyour zurna | zurnalarıngyour zurnas |
| his / her | zurnasıhis / her zurna | zurnalarıhis / her zurnas |
| our | zurnabızour zurna | zurnalarıbızour zurnas |
| you all's | zurnağızyou all's zurna | zurnalarığızyou all's zurnas |
| their | zurnalarıtheir zurna | zurnalarıtheir zurnas |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: zurnaları can mean "his / her zurnas", "their zurna", or "their zurnas" — context decides.