istem
/istem/
Definitions
1. desire, a wish to obtain or to achieve something
- meni istemim oqurğa edi — my wish was to study
- anı istemi ulludu — his desire is great
- ullu istem bla — with great desire
2. worth, the effort or cost that something takes
- anga ne istem — it costs him nothing
- bir istemge da sanamazğa — to hold in no regard at all
- manga ne istem — it costs me nothing
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | istemthe desire | istemlethe desires | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | istemnithe desire's | istemlenithe desires' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | istemnithe desire (as the object) | istemlenithe desires (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | istemgeto the desire | istemlegeto the desires | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | istemdeat / in the desire | istemledeat / in the desires | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | istemdenfrom the desire | istemledenfrom the desires | 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 | istemimmy desire | istemlerimmy desires |
| your | istemingyour desire | istemleringyour desires |
| his / her | istemihis / her desire | istemlerihis / her desires |
| our | istemibizour desire | istemleribizour desires |
| you all's | istemigizyou all's desire | istemlerigizyou all's desires |
| their | istemleritheir desire | istemleritheir desires |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: istemleri can mean "his / her desires", "their desire", or "their desires" — context decides.