epos
/epos/
Definitions
1. epic, the body of heroic tales belonging to a people
- nart epos — the Nart epic
- eposda batırlanı jigitligi mahtaladı — in the epic the valour of the heroes is praised
- eposnu saqlağan halq — a people that keeps its epic
2. narrative literature, as distinguished from drama and lyric poetry
- eposnu tili — the language of narrative literature
- eposnu, lirikanı da bilgen jazıwçu — a writer at home in both narrative and lyric
- halq tawruhları eposha kiredile — the people's legends belong to narrative literature
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | eposthe epic | eposlathe epics | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | eposnuthe epic's | eposlanıthe epics' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | eposnuthe epic (as the object) | eposlanıthe epics (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | eposhato the epic | eposlağato the epics | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | eposdaat / in the epic | eposladaat / in the epics | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | eposdanfrom the epic | eposladanfrom 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 | eposummy epic | eposlarımmy epics |
| your | eposungyour epic | eposlarıngyour epics |
| his / her | eposuhis / her epic | eposlarıhis / her epics |
| our | eposubuzour epic | eposlarıbızour epics |
| you all's | eposuğuzyou all's epic | eposlarığızyou all's epics |
| their | eposlarıtheir epic | eposlarıtheir epics |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: eposları can mean "his / her epics", "their epic", or "their epics" — context decides.