diktatura
/diktatura/
Definition
dictatorship, rule exercised without limit by a class or a person
- asker diktatura — a military dictatorship
- diktatura halqnı ezedi — the dictatorship oppresses the people
- ol qralda diktatura ornalğandı — a dictatorship has taken hold in that country
Feedback
or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | diktaturathe dictatorship | diktaturalathe dictatorships | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | diktaturanıthe dictatorship's | diktaturalanıthe dictatorships' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | diktaturanıthe dictatorship (as the object) | diktaturalanıthe dictatorships (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | diktaturağato the dictatorship | diktaturalağato the dictatorships | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | diktaturadaat / in the dictatorship | diktaturaladaat / in the dictatorships | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | diktaturadanfrom the dictatorship | diktaturaladanfrom the dictatorships | 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 | diktaturammy dictatorship | diktaturalarımmy dictatorships |
| your | diktaturangyour dictatorship | diktaturalarıngyour dictatorships |
| his / her | diktaturasıhis / her dictatorship | diktaturalarıhis / her dictatorships |
| our | diktaturabızour dictatorship | diktaturalarıbızour dictatorships |
| you all's | diktaturağızyou all's dictatorship | diktaturalarığızyou all's dictatorships |
| their | diktaturalarıtheir dictatorship | diktaturalarıtheir dictatorships |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: diktaturaları can mean "his / her dictatorships", "their dictatorship", or "their dictatorships" — context decides.