ilmu
/ ilmu /
Definitions noun science, scholarship, learning
Definitions noun scientific (in attributive position)
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | ilmu the science | ilmula the sciences | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | ilmunu the science's | ilmulanı the sciences' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | ilmunu the science (as the object) | ilmulanı the sciences (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | ilmuğa to the science | ilmulağa to the sciences | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | ilmuda at / in the science | ilmulada at / in the sciences | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | ilmudan from the science | ilmuladan from the sciences | 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 | ilmum my science | ilmularım my sciences |
| your | ilmuŋ your science | ilmularıŋ your sciences |
| his / her | ilmusu his / her science | ilmuları his / her sciences |
| our | ilmubuz our science | ilmularıbız our sciences |
| you all's | ilmuğuz you all's science | ilmularığız you all's sciences |
| their | ilmuları their science | ilmuları their sciences |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: ilmuları can mean "his / her sciences", "their science", or "their sciences" — context decides.