interes
/interes/
Definitions
1. interest, the attention one gives to something
- interesi bolğan — one who has an interest in it
- meni bu işge interesim joqdu — I have no interest in this matter
- interes bla tıngıladı — he listened with interest
2. a stake in a matter, a concern that is one's own
- qralnı interesleri — the interests of the state
- kesini interesin qoruwrğa — to defend one's own interest
- halqnı interesleri — the interests of the people
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | interesthe interest | intereslethe interests | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | interesnithe interest's | intereslenithe interests' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | interesnithe interest (as the object) | intereslenithe interests (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | interesgeto the interest | intereslegeto the interests | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | interesdeat / in the interest | interesledeat / in the interests | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | interesdenfrom the interest | interesledenfrom the interests | 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 | interesimmy interest | intereslerimmy interests |
| your | interesingyour interest | interesleringyour interests |
| his / her | interesihis / her interest | intereslerihis / her interests |
| our | interesibizour interest | interesleribizour interests |
| you all's | interesigizyou all's interest | intereslerigizyou all's interests |
| their | interesleritheir interest | interesleritheir interests |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: interesleri can mean "his / her interests", "their interest", or "their interests" — context decides.