bilim
/bilim/
Definitions
1. knowledge, learning, what one knows
- bilimni tübü joq — knowledge has no bottom
- bilim adamğa qanatdı — knowledge is wings to a man
- bilimden ullu baylıq joqdu — there is no wealth greater than knowledge
- bilim tawlanı teşer — knowledge will bore through mountains
2. education, schooling, being educated
- bilim alsang, adam bolursa — if you get an education, you will become a person
- baş bilim alğanların — having a higher education
- baş bilimi joqdu — he has no higher education
- jaşınga bilim berirge — to give your son an education
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | bilimthe knowledge | bilimlethe knowledges | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | bilimnithe knowledge's | bilimlenithe knowledges' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | bilimnithe knowledge (as the object) | bilimlenithe knowledges (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | bilimgeto the knowledge | bilimlegeto the knowledges | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | bilimdeat / in the knowledge | bilimledeat / in the knowledges | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | bilimdenfrom the knowledge | bilimledenfrom the knowledges | 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 | bilimimmy knowledge | bilimlerimmy knowledges |
| your | bilimingyour knowledge | bilimleringyour knowledges |
| his / her | bilimihis / her knowledge | bilimlerihis / her knowledges |
| our | bilimibizour knowledge | bilimleribizour knowledges |
| you all's | bilimigizyou all's knowledge | bilimlerigizyou all's knowledges |
| their | bilimleritheir knowledge | bilimleritheir knowledges |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: bilimleri can mean "his / her knowledges", "their knowledge", or "their knowledges" — context decides.