filolog
/filoloɡ/
Definition
philologist; a specialist in the study of language and literature
- kerti filolog — a true philologist
- filolog bolurğa — to become a philologist
- filologlanı hazırlarğa — to train philologists
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | filologthe philologist | filologlathe philologists | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | filolognuthe philologist's | filologlanıthe philologists' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | filolognuthe philologist (as the object) | filologlanıthe philologists (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | filologğato the philologist | filologlağato the philologists | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | filologdaat / in the philologist | filologladaat / in the philologists | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | filologdanfrom the philologist | filologladanfrom the philologists | 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 | filologummy philologist | filologlarımmy philologists |
| your | filologungyour philologist | filologlarıngyour philologists |
| his / her | filologuhis / her philologist | filologlarıhis / her philologists |
| our | filologubuzour philologist | filologlarıbızour philologists |
| you all's | filologuğuzyou all's philologist | filologlarığızyou all's philologists |
| their | filologlarıtheir philologist | filologlarıtheir philologists |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: filologları can mean "his / her philologists", "their philologist", or "their philologists" — context decides.