epigraf

/epiɡraf/

Definition

(n.) an epigraph, a short quotation placed at the head of a work or of one of its parts (domain: literature)

kitabnı epigrafı — the epigraph of the book
epigraf jazarğa — to write an epigraph

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Cases

	Singular	Plural	When to use it
nominative	epigrafthe epigraph	epigraflathe epigraphs	the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence
genitive	epigrafnıthe epigraph's	epigraflanıthe epigraphs'	the owner — whose it is
accusative	epigrafnıthe epigraph (as the object)	epigraflanıthe epigraphs (as the object)	a specific, known object — whom or what
dative	epigrafhato the epigraph	epigraflağato the epigraphs	direction or recipient — to where, to whom
locative	epigrafdaat / in the epigraph	epigrafladaat / in the epigraphs	where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it"
ablative	epigrafdanfrom the epigraph	epigrafladanfrom the epigraphs	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	epigrafımmy epigraph	epigraflarımmy epigraphs
your	epigrafıngyour epigraph	epigraflarıngyour epigraphs
his / her	epigrafıhis / her epigraph	epigraflarıhis / her epigraphs
our	epigrafıbızour epigraph	epigraflarıbızour epigraphs
you all's	epigrafığızyou all's epigraph	epigraflarığızyou all's epigraphs
their	epigraflarıtheir epigraph	epigraflarıtheir epigraphs

The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: epigrafları can mean "his / her epigraphs", "their epigraph", or "their epigraphs" — context decides.