ekzemplyar
/ekzempljar/
Definition
copy, one of a number of identical items of a printed work
- kitabnı bir ekzemplyarı — one copy of the book
- gazetni ekzemplyarları — the copies of the newspaper
- eki ekzemplyarda jazarğa — to write in two copies
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | ekzemplyarthe copy | ekzemplyarlathe copies | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | ekzemplyarnıthe copy's | ekzemplyarlanıthe copies' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | ekzemplyarnıthe copy (as the object) | ekzemplyarlanıthe copies (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | ekzemplyarğato the copy | ekzemplyarlağato the copies | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | ekzemplyardaat / in the copy | ekzemplyarladaat / in the copies | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | ekzemplyardanfrom the copy | ekzemplyarladanfrom the copies | 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 | ekzemplyarımmy copy | ekzemplyarlarımmy copies |
| your | ekzemplyarıngyour copy | ekzemplyarlarıngyour copies |
| his / her | ekzemplyarıhis / her copy | ekzemplyarlarıhis / her copies |
| our | ekzemplyarıbızour copy | ekzemplyarlarıbızour copies |
| you all's | ekzemplyarığızyou all's copy | ekzemplyarlarığızyou all's copies |
| their | ekzemplyarlarıtheir copy | ekzemplyarlarıtheir copies |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: ekzemplyarları can mean "his / her copies", "their copy", or "their copies" — context decides.