kapital
/kapital/
Definitions
1. capital, money and property employed in business to produce income
- baş kapital — fixed capital
- jürügen kapital — circulating capital
- kapitalnı aylanıwu — the circulation of capital
2. a fortune, accumulated wealth
- kapital jıyarğa — to amass a fortune
- ullu kapitalı bardı — he has a great fortune
- kapitalın tas etdi — he lost his fortune
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | kapitalthe capital | kapitallathe capitals | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | kapitalnıthe capital's | kapitallanıthe capitals' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | kapitalnıthe capital (as the object) | kapitallanıthe capitals (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | kapitalğato the capital | kapitallağato the capitals | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | kapitaldaat / in the capital | kapitalladaat / in the capitals | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | kapitaldanfrom the capital | kapitalladanfrom the capitals | 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 | kapitalımmy capital | kapitallarımmy capitals |
| your | kapitalıngyour capital | kapitallarıngyour capitals |
| his / her | kapitalıhis / her capital | kapitallarıhis / her capitals |
| our | kapitalıbızour capital | kapitallarıbızour capitals |
| you all's | kapitalığızyou all's capital | kapitallarığızyou all's capitals |
| their | kapitallarıtheir capital | kapitallarıtheir capitals |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: kapitalları can mean "his / her capitals", "their capital", or "their capitals" — context decides.