gradus
/ɡradus/
Definitions
1. degree, the unit in which heat and cold are measured
- bügün suwuq beş gradusdu — today it is five degrees of frost
- qırq gradus — forty degrees
- jılıw on gradusha jetdi — the warmth reached ten degrees
2. degree, the unit of angular measure equal to one three-hundred-and-sixtieth part of a circle
- tohsan gradus müyüş — an angle of ninety degrees
- müyüşnü gradusları — the degrees of the angle
- gradus bla ölçelerge — to measure in degrees
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | gradusthe degree | graduslathe degrees | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | gradusnuthe degree's | graduslanıthe degrees' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | gradusnuthe degree (as the object) | graduslanıthe degrees (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | gradushato the degree | graduslağato the degrees | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | gradusdaat / in the degree | gradusladaat / in the degrees | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | gradusdanfrom the degree | gradusladanfrom the degrees | 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 | gradusummy degree | graduslarımmy degrees |
| your | gradusungyour degree | graduslarıngyour degrees |
| his / her | gradusuhis / her degree | graduslarıhis / her degrees |
| our | gradusubuzour degree | graduslarıbızour degrees |
| you all's | gradusuğuzyou all's degree | graduslarığızyou all's degrees |
| their | graduslarıtheir degree | graduslarıtheir degrees |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: gradusları can mean "his / her degrees", "their degree", or "their degrees" — context decides.