kategoriya
/kateɡorija/
Definition
a category, a class into which things are sorted for study
- grammatika kategoriya — a grammatical category
- atnı kategoriyası — the category of the noun
- kategoriyanı mağanası — the meaning of the category
Feedback
or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | kategoriyathe category | kategoriyalathe categories | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | kategoriyanıthe category's | kategoriyalanıthe categories' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | kategoriyanıthe category (as the object) | kategoriyalanıthe categories (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | kategoriyağato the category | kategoriyalağato the categories | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | kategoriyadaat / in the category | kategoriyaladaat / in the categories | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | kategoriyadanfrom the category | kategoriyaladanfrom the categories | 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 | kategoriyammy category | kategoriyalarımmy categories |
| your | kategoriyangyour category | kategoriyalarıngyour categories |
| his / her | kategoriyasıhis / her category | kategoriyalarıhis / her categories |
| our | kategoriyabızour category | kategoriyalarıbızour categories |
| you all's | kategoriyağızyou all's category | kategoriyalarığızyou all's categories |
| their | kategoriyalarıtheir category | kategoriyalarıtheir categories |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: kategoriyaları can mean "his / her categories", "their category", or "their categories" — context decides.