adabiyat
/ adabijat /
Definitions noun literature
Definitions noun writings on a subject
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | adabiyat the literature | adabiyatla the literatures | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | adabiyatnı the literature's | adabiyatlanı the literatures' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | adabiyatnı the literature (as the object) | adabiyatlanı the literatures (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | adabiyatha to the literature | adabiyatlağa to the literatures | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | adabiyatda at / in the literature | adabiyatlada at / in the literatures | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | adabiyatdan from the literature | adabiyatladan from the literatures | 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 | adabiyatım my literature | adabiyatlarım my literatures |
| your | adabiyatıŋ your literature | adabiyatlarıŋ your literatures |
| his / her | adabiyatı his / her literature | adabiyatları his / her literatures |
| our | adabiyatıbız our literature | adabiyatlarıbız our literatures |
| you all's | adabiyatığız you all's literature | adabiyatlarığız you all's literatures |
| their | adabiyatları their literature | adabiyatları their literatures |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: adabiyatları can mean "his / her literatures", "their literature", or "their literatures" — context decides.