etika
/etika/
Definitions
1. ethics, the study of morals and of right conduct
- etikanı ustazı — the teacher of ethics
- etikanı dersleri — the lessons in ethics
- etikanı oqurğa — to study ethics
2. the standards of behaviour proper to a calling or to a people
- wraçnı etikası — the ethics of a doctor
- ustaznı etikası — the ethics of a teacher
- halqnı etikası — the standards of conduct of a people
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | etikathe ethics | etikalathe ethicses | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | etikanıthe ethics' | etikalanıthe ethicses' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | etikanıthe ethics (as the object) | etikalanıthe ethicses (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | etikağato the ethics | etikalağato the ethicses | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | etikadaat / in the ethics | etikaladaat / in the ethicses | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | etikadanfrom the ethics | etikaladanfrom the ethicses | 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 | etikammy ethics | etikalarımmy ethicses |
| your | etikangyour ethics | etikalarıngyour ethicses |
| his / her | etikasıhis / her ethics | etikalarıhis / her ethicses |
| our | etikabızour ethics | etikalarıbızour ethicses |
| you all's | etikağızyou all's ethics | etikalarığızyou all's ethicses |
| their | etikalarıtheir ethics | etikalarıtheir ethicses |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: etikaları can mean "his / her ethicses", "their ethics", or "their ethicses" — context decides.