ız
/ɯz/
Definitions
1. track, footprint, the mark left by a person, an animal, or a moving thing
- ayaq ız — a footprint
- maşinanı ızı — the track of a car
- ızın tabarğa — to find the trail
2. the channel a river runs in, a river bed
- suw ızı — the bed of a river
- suw ızında — by the river
3. a short line drawn or scored on a surface, a stroke
- tırnalğan ız — a scratch
4. the example set by those who went before, an inherited practice
- ustazımı ızında barama — I follow in my teacher's footsteps
- ata ızın bashan jaş adaşmaz — a son who treads his father's path will not go astray
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | ızthe track | ızlathe tracks | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | ıznıthe track's | ızlanıthe tracks' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | ıznıthe track (as the object) | ızlanıthe tracks (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | ızğato the track | ızlağato the tracks | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | ızdaat / in the track | ızladaat / in the tracks | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | ızdanfrom the track | ızladanfrom the tracks | 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 | ızımmy track | ızlarımmy tracks |
| your | ızıngyour track | ızlarıngyour tracks |
| his / her | ızıhis / her track | ızlarıhis / her tracks |
| our | ızıbızour track | ızlarıbızour tracks |
| you all's | ızığızyou all's track | ızlarığızyou all's tracks |
| their | ızlarıtheir track | ızlarıtheir tracks |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: ızları can mean "his / her tracks", "their track", or "their tracks" — context decides.