erkinlik
/erkinlik/
Definitions
1. freedom, liberty, independence
- erkinlik - halqnı baş nasıbıdı — freedom is a people's highest fortune
- erkinlik üçün küreşgen batır unutulmaz — a hero who fought for freedom will never be forgotten
- tawlada erkinlik hawası bar — in the mountains there is an air of liberty
- basmanı erkinligi qralnı qanununda jazıladı — freedom of the press is written into the law of the state
2. right, permission, authorization
- işge erkinlik berildi jaşlağa — permission for the work was granted to the youths
- söz aytırğa erkinligim bardı — I have the right to speak
- ustazdan erkinlik alıb çıqdı — he went out having obtained the teacher's permission
3. spaciousness, roominess, open expanse
- erkinlik tabhan mal tüzde jayıldı — the livestock that found open space roamed the plain
- üynü erkinligi közge ariw körünedi — the roominess of the house is pleasing to the eye
- tüznü erkinligi jürekni kengertedi — the openness of the plain broadens the heart
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| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | erkinlikthe freedom | erkinliklethe freedoms | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | erkinliknithe freedom's | erkinliklenithe freedoms' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | erkinliknithe freedom (as the object) | erkinliklenithe freedoms (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | erkinlikgeto the freedom | erkinliklegeto the freedoms | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | erkinlikdeat / in the freedom | erkinlikledeat / in the freedoms | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | erkinlikdenfrom the freedom | erkinlikledenfrom the freedoms | 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 | erkinligimmy freedom | erkinliklerimmy freedoms |
| your | erkinligingyour freedom | erkinlikleringyour freedoms |
| his / her | erkinligihis / her freedom | erkinliklerihis / her freedoms |
| our | erkinligibizour freedom | erkinlikleribizour freedoms |
| you all's | erkinligigizyou all's freedom | erkinliklerigizyou all's freedoms |
| their | erkinlikleritheir freedom | erkinlikleritheir freedoms |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: erkinlikleri can mean "his / her freedoms", "their freedom", or "their freedoms" — context decides.