birlik
/birlik/
Definitions
1. unity, the condition of being joined in one purpose
- qaramlada birlik — agreement in outlook
- birlikde tirilik — in unity there is strength
- birlik bolmağan jerde iş ongmaz — where there is no unity nothing prospers
2. the singular number of a noun or a verb
- birlik san — the singular number
Related
birbaseone; just, please — softening a request; such, so — strengthening what follows
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | birlikthe unity | birliklethe unities | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | birliknithe unity's | birliklenithe unities' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | birliknithe unity (as the object) | birliklenithe unities (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | birlikgeto the unity | birliklegeto the unities | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | birlikdeat / in the unity | birlikledeat / in the unities | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | birlikdenfrom the unity | birlikledenfrom the unities | 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 | birligimmy unity | birliklerimmy unities |
| your | birligingyour unity | birlikleringyour unities |
| his / her | birligihis / her unity | birliklerihis / her unities |
| our | birligibizour unity | birlikleribizour unities |
| you all's | birligigizyou all's unity | birliklerigizyou all's unities |
| their | birlikleritheir unity | birlikleritheir unities |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: birlikleri can mean "his / her unities", "their unity", or "their unities" — context decides.