din
/din/
Definition
religion, faith, religious creed
- İslam din — the religion of Islam
- dinni adamı — a man of religion
- din tutarğa — to hold to a religion
- tuthan dini — the faith he holds
- dinge berilgen qart — an elder devoted to the faith
Related
dinsizwithoutirreligious, not believing in God, holding no religion
Found in
Islamic terminologyFeedback
or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | dinthe religion | dinlethe religions | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | dinnithe religion's | dinlenithe religions' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | dinnithe religion (as the object) | dinlenithe religions (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | dingeto the religion | dinlegeto the religions | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | dindeat / in the religion | dinledeat / in the religions | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | dindenfrom the religion | dinledenfrom the religions | 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 | dinimmy religion | dinlerimmy religions |
| your | diningyour religion | dinleringyour religions |
| his / her | dinihis / her religion | dinlerihis / her religions |
| our | dinibizour religion | dinleribizour religions |
| you all's | dinigizyou all's religion | dinlerigizyou all's religions |
| their | dinleritheir religion | dinleritheir religions |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: dinleri can mean "his / her religions", "their religion", or "their religions" — context decides.