imperiya
/imperija/
Definition
an empire, a state ruling over several peoples
- ullu Orus imperiyanı halqları — the peoples of the great Russian empire
- imperiyanı zamanında — in the time of the empire
- duniyada imperiya qurarğa — to build an empire in the world
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | imperiyathe empire | imperiyalathe empires | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | imperiyanıthe empire's | imperiyalanıthe empires' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | imperiyanıthe empire (as the object) | imperiyalanıthe empires (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | imperiyağato the empire | imperiyalağato the empires | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | imperiyadaat / in the empire | imperiyaladaat / in the empires | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | imperiyadanfrom the empire | imperiyaladanfrom the empires | 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 | imperiyammy empire | imperiyalarımmy empires |
| your | imperiyangyour empire | imperiyalarıngyour empires |
| his / her | imperiyasıhis / her empire | imperiyalarıhis / her empires |
| our | imperiyabızour empire | imperiyalarıbızour empires |
| you all's | imperiyağızyou all's empire | imperiyalarığızyou all's empires |
| their | imperiyalarıtheir empire | imperiyalarıtheir empires |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: imperiyaları can mean "his / her empires", "their empire", or "their empires" — context decides.