geniy
/ɡenij/
Definitions
1. genius, exceptional creative power of the highest order
- puşkinni geniyi — Pushkin's genius
- geniyni küçü — the power of genius
- geniyi bla belgili — known for his genius
2. a person endowed with such power
- ol tamam geniydi — he is a true genius
- geniy jazıwçu — a writer of genius
- geniy adam — a man of genius
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | geniythe genius | geniylethe geniuses | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | geniynithe genius' | geniylenithe geniuses' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | geniynithe genius (as the object) | geniylenithe geniuses (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | geniygeto the genius | geniylegeto the geniuses | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | geniydeat / in the genius | geniyledeat / in the geniuses | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | geniydenfrom the genius | geniyledenfrom the geniuses | 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 | geniyimmy genius | geniylerimmy geniuses |
| your | geniyingyour genius | geniyleringyour geniuses |
| his / her | geniyihis / her genius | geniylerihis / her geniuses |
| our | geniyibizour genius | geniyleribizour geniuses |
| you all's | geniyigizyou all's genius | geniylerigizyou all's geniuses |
| their | geniyleritheir genius | geniyleritheir geniuses |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: geniyleri can mean "his / her geniuses", "their genius", or "their geniuses" — context decides.