biografiya
/bioɡrafija/
Definition
a biography, an account of a person's life
- biografiya jazarğa — to write a biography
- biografiyangı aytırğa — to tell your life story
- jazıwçunu biografiyası — the writer's biography
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | biografiyathe biography | biografiyalathe biographies | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | biografiyanıthe biography's | biografiyalanıthe biographies' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | biografiyanıthe biography (as the object) | biografiyalanıthe biographies (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | biografiyağato the biography | biografiyalağato the biographies | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | biografiyadaat / in the biography | biografiyaladaat / in the biographies | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | biografiyadanfrom the biography | biografiyaladanfrom the biographies | 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 | biografiyammy biography | biografiyalarımmy biographies |
| your | biografiyangyour biography | biografiyalarıngyour biographies |
| his / her | biografiyasıhis / her biography | biografiyalarıhis / her biographies |
| our | biografiyabızour biography | biografiyalarıbızour biographies |
| you all's | biografiyağızyou all's biography | biografiyalarığızyou all's biographies |
| their | biografiyalarıtheir biography | biografiyalarıtheir biographies |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: biografiyaları can mean "his / her biographies", "their biography", or "their biographies" — context decides.