kandidatlıq
/kandidatlɯq/
Definition
candidacy, the standing of a person put forward for a post or a degree
- anı kandidatlığı açıqlandı — his candidacy was announced
- kandidatlıq zamanı boşalğandı — the term of candidacy has come to an end
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | kandidatlıqthe candidacy | kandidatlıqlathe candidacies | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | kandidatlıqnıthe candidacy's | kandidatlıqlanıthe candidacies' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | kandidatlıqnıthe candidacy (as the object) | kandidatlıqlanıthe candidacies (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | kandidatlıqğato the candidacy | kandidatlıqlağato the candidacies | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | kandidatlıqdaat / in the candidacy | kandidatlıqladaat / in the candidacies | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | kandidatlıqdanfrom the candidacy | kandidatlıqladanfrom the candidacies | 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 | kandidatlığımmy candidacy | kandidatlıqlarımmy candidacies |
| your | kandidatlığıngyour candidacy | kandidatlıqlarıngyour candidacies |
| his / her | kandidatlığıhis / her candidacy | kandidatlıqlarıhis / her candidacies |
| our | kandidatlığıbızour candidacy | kandidatlıqlarıbızour candidacies |
| you all's | kandidatlığığızyou all's candidacy | kandidatlıqlarığızyou all's candidacies |
| their | kandidatlıqlarıtheir candidacy | kandidatlıqlarıtheir candidacies |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: kandidatlıqları can mean "his / her candidacies", "their candidacy", or "their candidacies" — context decides.