alim
/alim/
Definition
scholar, scientist, a specialist in a field of learning
- ullu alimle — great scholars
- Orus alimle — Russian scholars
- alim bilimden toymaz — a scholar is never sated with knowledge
Found in
Learning, science & inquiryFeedback
or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | alimthe scholar | alimlethe scholars | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | alimnithe scholar's | alimlenithe scholars' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | alimnithe scholar (as the object) | alimlenithe scholars (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | alimgeto the scholar | alimlegeto the scholars | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | alimdeat / in the scholar | alimledeat / in the scholars | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | alimdenfrom the scholar | alimledenfrom the scholars | 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 | alimimmy scholar | alimlerimmy scholars |
| your | alimingyour scholar | alimleringyour scholars |
| his / her | alimihis / her scholar | alimlerihis / her scholars |
| our | alimibizour scholar | alimleribizour scholars |
| you all's | alimigizyou all's scholar | alimlerigizyou all's scholars |
| their | alimleritheir scholar | alimleritheir scholars |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: alimleri can mean "his / her scholars", "their scholar", or "their scholars" — context decides.