kar
/kar/
Definition
income, the profit yielded by a trade or an undertaking
- kar eterge — to make a profit
- halal qıyından kelgen kar — the profit that comes from honest toil
- karsız işge zamanıngı joratma — do not spend your time on a venture with no profit in it
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | karthe profit | karlathe profits | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | karnıthe profit's | karlanıthe profits' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | karnıthe profit (as the object) | karlanıthe profits (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | karğato the profit | karlağato the profits | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | kardaat / in the profit | karladaat / in the profits | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | kardanfrom the profit | karladanfrom the profits | 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 | karımmy profit | karlarımmy profits |
| your | karıngyour profit | karlarıngyour profits |
| his / her | karıhis / her profit | karlarıhis / her profits |
| our | karıbızour profit | karlarıbızour profits |
| you all's | karığızyou all's profit | karlarığızyou all's profits |
| their | karlarıtheir profit | karlarıtheir profits |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: karları can mean "his / her profits", "their profit", or "their profits" — context decides.