kat
/ qat /
Definitions noun side; the space next to something — qatında, "beside it"
Definitions noun layer; a storey of a building
Examples
- üynü katında — beside the house
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | kat the side | katla the sides | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | katnı the side's | katlanı the sides' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | katnı the side (as the object) | katlanı the sides (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | katha to the side | katlağa to the sides | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | katda at / in the side | katlada at / in the sides | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | katdan from the side | katladan from the sides | 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 | katım my side | katlarım my sides |
| your | katıng your side | katlarıng your sides |
| his / her | katı his / her side | katları his / her sides |
| our | katıbız our side | katlarıbız our sides |
| you all's | katığız you all's side | katlarığız you all's sides |
| their | katları their side | katları their sides |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: katları can mean "his / her sides", "their side", or "their sides" — context decides.