gimnaziya
/ɡimnazija/
Definition
gymnasium, a secondary school giving a general education
- ol gimnaziyanı boşağandı — he finished the gymnasium
- gimnaziyada oquğan jaş — a young man studying at the gymnasium
- şaharda jangı gimnaziya açılğandı — a new gymnasium has opened in the town
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | gimnaziyathe gymnasium | gimnaziyalathe gymnasiums | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | gimnaziyanıthe gymnasium's | gimnaziyalanıthe gymnasiums' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | gimnaziyanıthe gymnasium (as the object) | gimnaziyalanıthe gymnasiums (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | gimnaziyağato the gymnasium | gimnaziyalağato the gymnasiums | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | gimnaziyadaat / in the gymnasium | gimnaziyaladaat / in the gymnasiums | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | gimnaziyadanfrom the gymnasium | gimnaziyaladanfrom the gymnasiums | 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 | gimnaziyammy gymnasium | gimnaziyalarımmy gymnasiums |
| your | gimnaziyangyour gymnasium | gimnaziyalarıngyour gymnasiums |
| his / her | gimnaziyasıhis / her gymnasium | gimnaziyalarıhis / her gymnasiums |
| our | gimnaziyabızour gymnasium | gimnaziyalarıbızour gymnasiums |
| you all's | gimnaziyağızyou all's gymnasium | gimnaziyalarığızyou all's gymnasiums |
| their | gimnaziyalarıtheir gymnasium | gimnaziyalarıtheir gymnasiums |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: gimnaziyaları can mean "his / her gymnasiums", "their gymnasium", or "their gymnasiums" — context decides.