intelligent
/intelliɡent/
Definition
a person of education and culture; a member of the intelligentsia
- intelligent adam — a cultured, educated man
- intelligent tişirıw — a cultured, educated woman
- oquwlu intelligent — a learned member of the intelligentsia
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | intelligentthe member of the intelligentsia | intelligentlethe member of the intelligentsias | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | intelligentnithe member of the intelligentsia's | intelligentlenithe member of the intelligentsias' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | intelligentnithe member of the intelligentsia (as the object) | intelligentlenithe member of the intelligentsias (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | intelligentgeto the member of the intelligentsia | intelligentlegeto the member of the intelligentsias | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | intelligentdeat / in the member of the intelligentsia | intelligentledeat / in the member of the intelligentsias | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | intelligentdenfrom the member of the intelligentsia | intelligentledenfrom the member of the intelligentsias | 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 | intelligentimmy member of the intelligentsia | intelligentlerimmy member of the intelligentsias |
| your | intelligentingyour member of the intelligentsia | intelligentleringyour member of the intelligentsias |
| his / her | intelligentihis / her member of the intelligentsia | intelligentlerihis / her member of the intelligentsias |
| our | intelligentibizour member of the intelligentsia | intelligentleribizour member of the intelligentsias |
| you all's | intelligentigizyou all's member of the intelligentsia | intelligentlerigizyou all's member of the intelligentsias |
| their | intelligentleritheir member of the intelligentsia | intelligentleritheir member of the intelligentsias |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: intelligentleri can mean "his / her member of the intelligentsias", "their member of the intelligentsia", or "their member of the intelligentsias" — context decides.