demokratiya
/demokratija/
Definitions
1. democracy, a political order in which power rests with the people
- halq demokratiya — people's democracy
- demokratiya quralış — a democratic order
- burzhuy demokratiya — bourgeois democracy
2. the principle by which the affairs of a body are settled by all its members together
- partiyanı içinde demokratiya — democracy within the party
- demokratiyanı joruqları — the rules of democracy
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | demokratiyathe democracy | demokratiyalathe democracies | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | demokratiyanıthe democracy's | demokratiyalanıthe democracies' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | demokratiyanıthe democracy (as the object) | demokratiyalanıthe democracies (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | demokratiyağato the democracy | demokratiyalağato the democracies | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | demokratiyadaat / in the democracy | demokratiyaladaat / in the democracies | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | demokratiyadanfrom the democracy | demokratiyaladanfrom the democracies | 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 | demokratiyammy democracy | demokratiyalarımmy democracies |
| your | demokratiyangyour democracy | demokratiyalarıngyour democracies |
| his / her | demokratiyasıhis / her democracy | demokratiyalarıhis / her democracies |
| our | demokratiyabızour democracy | demokratiyalarıbızour democracies |
| you all's | demokratiyağızyou all's democracy | demokratiyalarığızyou all's democracies |
| their | demokratiyalarıtheir democracy | demokratiyalarıtheir democracies |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: demokratiyaları can mean "his / her democracies", "their democracy", or "their democracies" — context decides.