akt
/akt/
Definitions
1. act, a formal record drawn up and signed to attest a fact
- akt jazarğa — to draw up a record
- rewizorla aktlağa qaraydıla — the inspectors are looking through the records
- aktla köp bola baradıla — the records keep increasing
2. an enactment of the state or of a public body
- politika mağanası bolğan akt — an act with political meaning
- akt bla berilgen jerle — lands granted by an act
3. an act of a play, one of the parts a play is divided into
- pesanı birinçi aktı — the first act of the play
- üç aktlı pesa — a play in three acts
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | aktthe act | aktlathe acts | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | aktnıthe act's | aktlanıthe acts' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | aktnıthe act (as the object) | aktlanıthe acts (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | akthato the act | aktlağato the acts | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | aktdaat / in the act | aktladaat / in the acts | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | aktdanfrom the act | aktladanfrom the acts | 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 | aktımmy act | aktlarımmy acts |
| your | aktıngyour act | aktlarıngyour acts |
| his / her | aktıhis / her act | aktlarıhis / her acts |
| our | aktıbızour act | aktlarıbızour acts |
| you all's | aktığızyou all's act | aktlarığızyou all's acts |
| their | aktlarıtheir act | aktlarıtheir acts |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: aktları can mean "his / her acts", "their act", or "their acts" — context decides.