fotografiya
/fotoɡrafija/
Definitions
1. a photograph, a picture made with a camera
- eski fotografiya — an old photograph
- fotografiya alırğa — to take a photograph
- fotografiyağa qararğa — to look at the photograph
2. photography, the practice of making pictures with a camera
- fotografiyanı süygen adam — a person fond of photography
- fotografiya apparat — a photographic camera
- fotografiyağa ürenirge — to learn photography
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | fotografiyathe photograph | fotografiyalathe photographs | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | fotografiyanıthe photograph's | fotografiyalanıthe photographs' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | fotografiyanıthe photograph (as the object) | fotografiyalanıthe photographs (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | fotografiyağato the photograph | fotografiyalağato the photographs | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | fotografiyadaat / in the photograph | fotografiyaladaat / in the photographs | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | fotografiyadanfrom the photograph | fotografiyaladanfrom the photographs | 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 | fotografiyammy photograph | fotografiyalarımmy photographs |
| your | fotografiyangyour photograph | fotografiyalarıngyour photographs |
| his / her | fotografiyasıhis / her photograph | fotografiyalarıhis / her photographs |
| our | fotografiyabızour photograph | fotografiyalarıbızour photographs |
| you all's | fotografiyağızyou all's photograph | fotografiyalarığızyou all's photographs |
| their | fotografiyalarıtheir photograph | fotografiyalarıtheir photographs |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: fotografiyaları can mean "his / her photographs", "their photograph", or "their photographs" — context decides.