dialekt
/dialekt/
Definition
dialect, a regional variety of a language
- Qaraçay-malqar tilni dialektleri — the dialects of the Karachay-Balkar language
- Malqar dialekt — the Balkar dialect
- dialektde söleşirge — to speak in a dialect
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | dialektthe dialect | dialektlethe dialects | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | dialektnithe dialect's | dialektlenithe dialects' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | dialektnithe dialect (as the object) | dialektlenithe dialects (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | dialektgeto the dialect | dialektlegeto the dialects | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | dialektdeat / in the dialect | dialektledeat / in the dialects | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | dialektdenfrom the dialect | dialektledenfrom the dialects | 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 | dialektimmy dialect | dialektlerimmy dialects |
| your | dialektingyour dialect | dialektleringyour dialects |
| his / her | dialektihis / her dialect | dialektlerihis / her dialects |
| our | dialektibizour dialect | dialektleribizour dialects |
| you all's | dialektigizyou all's dialect | dialektlerigizyou all's dialects |
| their | dialektleritheir dialect | dialektleritheir dialects |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: dialektleri can mean "his / her dialects", "their dialect", or "their dialects" — context decides.