istoriya
/istorija/
Definitions
1. history, the study of the human past
- bütew duniyanı istoriyası — the history of the whole world
- orta ömürleni istoriyası — the history of the middle ages
- tilni istoriyası — the history of the language
2. the course a thing takes over time, its successive development
- elni istoriyası uzaqğa ketedi — the history of the village goes far back
- bu işni kesi istoriyası bardı — this matter has a history of its own
- halqnı istoriyasın bilirge kerekdi — one must know the history of one's people
3. story, an account of something that happened
- seyir istoriya aytdı — he told a curious story
- bu istoriyanı eşitgenmise? — have you heard this story?
- esimde qalğan istoriya — a story that has stayed in my memory
Feedback
or .Cases
| Form | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | istoriyathe history | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | istoriyanıthe history's | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | istoriyanıthe history (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | istoriyağato the history | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | istoriyadaat / in the history | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | istoriyadanfrom the history | 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
| Owned | |
|---|---|
| my | istoriyammy history |
| your | istoriyangyour history |
| his / her | istoriyasıhis / her history |
| our | istoriyabızour history |
| you all's | istoriyağızyou all's history |
| their | istoriyalarıtheir history |
There is no plural of this word. The ending would attach like any other — it is the word, not the grammar, that refuses: this is not something Karachay counts.