gipoteza
/ɡipoteza/
Definition
hypothesis, a proposition advanced in explanation and not yet proved
- ilmu gipoteza — a scientific hypothesis
- gipoteza salırğa — to put forward a hypothesis
- anı gipotezası tüz bolmağandı — his hypothesis proved not to be correct
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | gipotezathe hypothesis | gipotezalathe hypothesises | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | gipotezanıthe hypothesis' | gipotezalanıthe hypothesises' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | gipotezanıthe hypothesis (as the object) | gipotezalanıthe hypothesises (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | gipotezağato the hypothesis | gipotezalağato the hypothesises | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | gipotezadaat / in the hypothesis | gipotezaladaat / in the hypothesises | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | gipotezadanfrom the hypothesis | gipotezaladanfrom the hypothesises | 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 | gipotezammy hypothesis | gipotezalarımmy hypothesises |
| your | gipotezangyour hypothesis | gipotezalarıngyour hypothesises |
| his / her | gipotezasıhis / her hypothesis | gipotezalarıhis / her hypothesises |
| our | gipotezabızour hypothesis | gipotezalarıbızour hypothesises |
| you all's | gipotezağızyou all's hypothesis | gipotezalarığızyou all's hypothesises |
| their | gipotezalarıtheir hypothesis | gipotezalarıtheir hypothesises |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: gipotezaları can mean "his / her hypothesises", "their hypothesis", or "their hypothesises" — context decides.