bölüm
/bølym/
Definitions
1. a distinct part into which a larger whole or an organization is divided, a department
- malçılıqnı bek mağanalı bölümü — the most important branch of animal husbandry
- bilimni bölümleri — the branches of knowledge
- qoyla bölüm-bölüm boladıla — the sheep gather into separate groups
- kitabnı jangı bölümü — the new chapter of the book
2. one of the units of sound into which a word divides in pronunciation, a syllable
- söznü bölümleri — the syllables of the word
- eki bölümden quralğan söz — a word made up of two syllables
- bölümlege üleşirge — to divide something into syllables
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | bölümthe department | bölümlethe departments | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | bölümnüthe department's | bölümlenithe departments' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | bölümnüthe department (as the object) | bölümlenithe departments (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | bölümgeto the department | bölümlegeto the departments | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | bölümdeat / in the department | bölümledeat / in the departments | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | bölümdenfrom the department | bölümledenfrom the departments | 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 | bölümümmy department | bölümlerimmy departments |
| your | bölümüngyour department | bölümleringyour departments |
| his / her | bölümühis / her department | bölümlerihis / her departments |
| our | bölümübüzour department | bölümleribizour departments |
| you all's | bölümügüzyou all's department | bölümlerigizyou all's departments |
| their | bölümleritheir department | bölümleritheir departments |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: bölümleri can mean "his / her departments", "their department", or "their departments" — context decides.