dokument
/dokument/
Definitions
1. a document, an official paper
- arhiw dokumentle — archive documents
- istoriyalı dokumentle — historical documents
- dokumentni hazırlarğa — to prepare the document
2. identity papers, a passport
- dokumentlerin körgüzdü — he showed his papers
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | dokumentthe document | dokumentlethe documents | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | dokumentnithe document's | dokumentlenithe documents' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | dokumentnithe document (as the object) | dokumentlenithe documents (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | dokumentgeto the document | dokumentlegeto the documents | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | dokumentdeat / in the document | dokumentledeat / in the documents | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | dokumentdenfrom the document | dokumentledenfrom the documents | 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 | dokumentimmy document | dokumentlerimmy documents |
| your | dokumentingyour document | dokumentleringyour documents |
| his / her | dokumentihis / her document | dokumentlerihis / her documents |
| our | dokumentibizour document | dokumentleribizour documents |
| you all's | dokumentigizyou all's document | dokumentlerigizyou all's documents |
| their | dokumentleritheir document | dokumentleritheir documents |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: dokumentleri can mean "his / her documents", "their document", or "their documents" — context decides.