hokumat
/xokumat/ · plural hokumatla
1. government — Tenishev and Suyunchev 1989 marks it obsolete, and Botashev 2010 lists it among obsolete words. Nevruz 1991 says it was once in wide use.
- hokumat bizge boluşdu — the government helped us
- hokumatnı onowu — the government's decision
- hokumatha salım töleybiz — we pay tax to the government
2. state, country as a political body — Tenishev and Suyunchev 1989 marks it obsolete.
- Keŋeş hokumat — the Soviet state
- hokumatnı çegi — the border of the state
- eski hokumatnı tarihi — the history of the old state
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | hokumatthe government | hokumatımmy government | hokumatıŋyour government | hokumatıhis government | hokumatıbızour government | hokumatığızyou all's government | hokumatlarıtheir governments |
| Genitive | hokumatnıthe government's | hokumatımımy government's | hokumatıŋıyour government's | hokumatınıhis government's | hokumatıbıznıour government's | hokumatığıznıyou all's government's | hokumatlarınıtheir governments' |
| Accusative | hokumatnıthe government (as the object) | hokumatımımy government (as the object) | hokumatıŋıyour government (as the object) | hokumatınhis government (as the object) | hokumatıbıznıour government (as the object) | hokumatığıznıyou all's government (as the object) | hokumatlarıntheir governments (as the object) |
| Dative | hokumathato the government | hokumatımato my government | hokumatıŋato your government | hokumatınato his government | hokumatıbızğato our government | hokumatığızğato you all's government | hokumatlarınato their governments |
| Locative | hokumatdain / at the government | hokumatımdain / at my government | hokumatıŋdain / at your government | hokumatındain / at his government | hokumatıbızdain / at our government | hokumatığızdain / at you all's government | hokumatlarındain / at their governments |
| Ablative | hokumatdanfrom the government | hokumatımdanfrom my government | hokumatıŋdanfrom your government | hokumatındanfrom his government | hokumatıbızdanfrom our government | hokumatığızdanfrom you all's government | hokumatlarındanfrom their governments |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | hokumatlathe governments | hokumatlarımmy governments | hokumatlarıŋyour governments | hokumatlarıhis governments | hokumatlarıbızour governments | hokumatlarığızyou all's governments | hokumatlarıtheir governments |
| Genitive | hokumatlanıthe governments' | hokumatlarımımy governments' | hokumatlarıŋıyour governments' | hokumatlarınıhis governments' | hokumatlarıbıznıour governments' | hokumatlarığıznıyou all's governments' | hokumatlarınıtheir governments' |
| Accusative | hokumatlanıthe governments (as the object) | hokumatlarımımy governments (as the object) | hokumatlarıŋıyour governments (as the object) | hokumatlarınhis governments (as the object) | hokumatlarıbıznıour governments (as the object) | hokumatlarığıznıyou all's governments (as the object) | hokumatlarıntheir governments (as the object) |
| Dative | hokumatlağato the governments | hokumatlarımato my governments | hokumatlarıŋato your governments | hokumatlarınato his governments | hokumatlarıbızğato our governments | hokumatlarığızğato you all's governments | hokumatlarınato their governments |
| Locative | hokumatladain / at the governments | hokumatlarımdain / at my governments | hokumatlarıŋdain / at your governments | hokumatlarındain / at his governments | hokumatlarıbızdain / at our governments | hokumatlarığızdain / at you all's governments | hokumatlarındain / at their governments |
| Ablative | hokumatladanfrom the governments | hokumatlarımdanfrom my governments | hokumatlarıŋdanfrom your governments | hokumatlarındanfrom his governments | hokumatlarıbızdanfrom our governments | hokumatlarığızdanfrom you all's governments | hokumatlarındanfrom their governments |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: hokumatları can mean "his / her governments", "their government", or "their governments" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.