aspirant
/aspirant/
Definition
a postgraduate student working towards a research degree
- aspirant tişirıw — a woman postgraduate student
- aspirant bolurğa — to become a postgraduate student
- aspirantnı işi — the postgraduate student's work
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | aspirantthe postgraduate student | aspirantlathe postgraduate students | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | aspirantnıthe postgraduate student's | aspirantlanıthe postgraduate students' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | aspirantnıthe postgraduate student (as the object) | aspirantlanıthe postgraduate students (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | aspiranthato the postgraduate student | aspirantlağato the postgraduate students | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | aspirantdaat / in the postgraduate student | aspirantladaat / in the postgraduate students | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | aspirantdanfrom the postgraduate student | aspirantladanfrom the postgraduate students | 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 | aspirantımmy postgraduate student | aspirantlarımmy postgraduate students |
| your | aspirantıngyour postgraduate student | aspirantlarıngyour postgraduate students |
| his / her | aspirantıhis / her postgraduate student | aspirantlarıhis / her postgraduate students |
| our | aspirantıbızour postgraduate student | aspirantlarıbızour postgraduate students |
| you all's | aspirantığızyou all's postgraduate student | aspirantlarığızyou all's postgraduate students |
| their | aspirantlarıtheir postgraduate student | aspirantlarıtheir postgraduate students |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: aspirantları can mean "his / her postgraduate students", "their postgraduate student", or "their postgraduate students" — context decides.