ençilik
/entʃilik/
Definitions
1. particularity, distinctive quality, characteristic, individuality
- tilni ençiligi — the distinctive character of the language
- har halqnı kesini ençiligi bardı — every people has its own distinctive character
- ençilikge tartıw — a striving for one's own distinctness
2. property, possessions, ownership
- mülkde ençilik joqdu — there is no private ownership in the holding
- ençilikni keterirge — to do away with private property
- bu jer anı ençiligidi — this land is his property
Feedback
or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | ençilikthe particularity | ençiliklethe particularities | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | ençiliknithe particularity's | ençiliklenithe particularities' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | ençiliknithe particularity (as the object) | ençiliklenithe particularities (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | ençilikgeto the particularity | ençiliklegeto the particularities | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | ençilikdeat / in the particularity | ençilikledeat / in the particularities | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | ençilikdenfrom the particularity | ençilikledenfrom the particularities | 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 | ençiligimmy particularity | ençiliklerimmy particularities |
| your | ençiligingyour particularity | ençilikleringyour particularities |
| his / her | ençiligihis / her particularity | ençiliklerihis / her particularities |
| our | ençiligibizour particularity | ençilikleribizour particularities |
| you all's | ençiligigizyou all's particularity | ençiliklerigizyou all's particularities |
| their | ençilikleritheir particularity | ençilikleritheir particularities |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: ençilikleri can mean "his / her particularities", "their particularity", or "their particularities" — context decides.