epopeya
/epopeja/
Definitions
1. an epic, an extended narrative of heroic events
- halq epopeya — a folk epic
- epopeya jazarğa — to write an epic
- epopeyanı oqurğa — to read the epic
2. a chain of great events forming a single whole
- uruş epopeya — the epic of the war
- qıyın epopeya — a hard chain of events
- bu jıllanı epopeyası — the epic of these years
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | epopeyathe epic | epopeyalathe epics | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | epopeyanıthe epic's | epopeyalanıthe epics' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | epopeyanıthe epic (as the object) | epopeyalanıthe epics (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | epopeyağato the epic | epopeyalağato the epics | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | epopeyadaat / in the epic | epopeyaladaat / in the epics | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | epopeyadanfrom the epic | epopeyaladanfrom 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 | epopeyammy epic | epopeyalarımmy epics |
| your | epopeyangyour epic | epopeyalarıngyour epics |
| his / her | epopeyasıhis / her epic | epopeyalarıhis / her epics |
| our | epopeyabızour epic | epopeyalarıbızour epics |
| you all's | epopeyağızyou all's epic | epopeyalarığızyou all's epics |
| their | epopeyalarıtheir epic | epopeyalarıtheir epics |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: epopeyaları can mean "his / her epics", "their epic", or "their epics" — context decides.