botanika
/botanika/
Definition
botany, the science that treats of plants
- botanikadan oquthan ustaz — the teacher who taught botany
- botanikanı oquydu — he studies botany
- botanikadan ders — a lesson in botany
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | botanikathe botany | botanikalathe botanies | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | botanikanıthe botany's | botanikalanıthe botanies' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | botanikanıthe botany (as the object) | botanikalanıthe botanies (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | botanikağato the botany | botanikalağato the botanies | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | botanikadaat / in the botany | botanikaladaat / in the botanies | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | botanikadanfrom the botany | botanikaladanfrom the botanies | 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 | botanikammy botany | botanikalarımmy botanies |
| your | botanikangyour botany | botanikalarıngyour botanies |
| his / her | botanikasıhis / her botany | botanikalarıhis / her botanies |
| our | botanikabızour botany | botanikalarıbızour botanies |
| you all's | botanikağızyou all's botany | botanikalarığızyou all's botanies |
| their | botanikalarıtheir botany | botanikalarıtheir botanies |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: botanikaları can mean "his / her botanies", "their botany", or "their botanies" — context decides.