epika
/epika/
Definition
epic literature considered as a whole; the epic as a body of work
- epika nazmula — epic poems
- halq epika — the epic literature of the people
- epikanı tintirge — to study the epic tradition
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| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | epikathe epic | epikalathe epics | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | epikanıthe epic's | epikalanıthe epics' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | epikanıthe epic (as the object) | epikalanıthe epics (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | epikağato the epic | epikalağato the epics | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | epikadaat / in the epic | epikaladaat / in the epics | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | epikadanfrom the epic | epikaladanfrom the epics | 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 | epikammy epic | epikalarımmy epics |
| your | epikangyour epic | epikalarıngyour epics |
| his / her | epikasıhis / her epic | epikalarıhis / her epics |
| our | epikabızour epic | epikalarıbızour epics |
| you all's | epikağızyou all's epic | epikalarığızyou all's epics |
| their | epikalarıtheir epic | epikalarıtheir epics |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: epikaları can mean "his / her epics", "their epic", or "their epics" — context decides.