ideal
/ideal/
Definitions
1. an ideal, a highest aim held before oneself
- adamlıqnı idealı — the ideal of humanity
- idealğa jeterge — to attain one's ideal
- jaşlanı idealları — the ideals of the young
2. the perfect embodiment of something, the finest example
- ariwluqnu idealı — the very image of beauty
- idealça körürge — to regard as the perfect example
- jigitlikni idealı — the very image of heroism
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | idealthe ideal | ideallathe ideals | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | idealnıthe ideal's | ideallanıthe ideals' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | idealnıthe ideal (as the object) | ideallanıthe ideals (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | idealğato the ideal | ideallağato the ideals | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | idealdaat / in the ideal | idealladaat / in the ideals | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | idealdanfrom the ideal | idealladanfrom the ideals | 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 | idealımmy ideal | ideallarımmy ideals |
| your | idealıngyour ideal | ideallarıngyour ideals |
| his / her | idealıhis / her ideal | ideallarıhis / her ideals |
| our | idealıbızour ideal | ideallarıbızour ideals |
| you all's | idealığızyou all's ideal | ideallarığızyou all's ideals |
| their | ideallarıtheir ideal | ideallarıtheir ideals |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: idealları can mean "his / her ideals", "their ideal", or "their ideals" — context decides.