kertilik
/kertilik/ · plural kertilikle
1. truth, truthfulness, veracity, correctness
- anı sözlerini kertiligine iynandıq — we believed in the truth of his words
- aythannı kertiligine işekli boldu — he doubted the truth of what was said
- kertilik bla tüzlük egiz qarnaşladıla — truth and justice are twin brothers
- ana tili – kertilik tili — the mother tongue is the language of truth
2. reliability, authenticity, validity (of information or testimony) — Used of reports, evidence and testimony: haparnı kertiligi, the authenticity of a report.
- haparnı kertiligine iynanırğa — to believe in the authenticity of the story
- kertiligin tinterge — to check its authenticity
- kertiligin açıqlarğa — to prove its authenticity
- kertiligi belgilidi — its authenticity is clear
3. loyalty, faithfulness, fidelity, devotion
- sözge kertilik — fidelity to one's word
- antha kertilik — fidelity to one's oath
- ideyağa kertilik — fidelity to an idea
- tuthan işiŋe kertilik — devotion to the work you have taken up
- halq işine kertilikni saqlarğa — to preserve loyalty to the people's cause
4. reality, actuality, the real conditions of life
- jaşaw kertilikni tüz suratlaw — the true depiction of life's reality
- jaşaw kertilikni bütün teren körgüztedi — it shows the reality of life ever more deeply
- kertilikni aŋılarğa — to grasp the reality
- kertilikni körgüztürge — to show the reality
- kertilikge köre işlerge — to act according to the real conditions
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | kertilikthe truth | kertiligimmy truth | kertiligiŋyour truth | kertiligihis truth | kertiligibizour truth | kertiligigizyou all's truth | kertilikleritheir truths |
| Genitive | kertiliknithe truth's | kertiligimimy truth's | kertiligiŋiyour truth's | kertiliginihis truth's | kertiligibizniour truth's | kertiligigizniyou all's truth's | kertiliklerinitheir truths' |
| Accusative | kertiliknithe truth (as the object) | kertiligimimy truth (as the object) | kertiligiŋiyour truth (as the object) | kertiliginhis truth (as the object) | kertiligibizniour truth (as the object) | kertiligigizniyou all's truth (as the object) | kertiliklerintheir truths (as the object) |
| Dative | kertilikgeto the truth | kertiligimeto my truth | kertiligiŋeto your truth | kertiligineto his truth | kertiligibizgeto our truth | kertiligigizgeto you all's truth | kertiliklerineto their truths |
| Locative | kertilikdein / at the truth | kertiligimdein / at my truth | kertiligiŋdein / at your truth | kertiligindein / at his truth | kertiligibizdein / at our truth | kertiligigizdein / at you all's truth | kertiliklerindein / at their truths |
| Ablative | kertilikdenfrom the truth | kertiligimdenfrom my truth | kertiligiŋdenfrom your truth | kertiligindenfrom his truth | kertiligibizdenfrom our truth | kertiligigizdenfrom you all's truth | kertiliklerindenfrom their truths |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | kertiliklethe truths | kertiliklerimmy truths | kertilikleriŋyour truths | kertiliklerihis truths | kertilikleribizour truths | kertiliklerigizyou all's truths | kertilikleritheir truths |
| Genitive | kertiliklenithe truths' | kertiliklerimimy truths' | kertilikleriŋiyour truths' | kertiliklerinihis truths' | kertilikleribizniour truths' | kertiliklerigizniyou all's truths' | kertiliklerinitheir truths' |
| Accusative | kertiliklenithe truths (as the object) | kertiliklerimimy truths (as the object) | kertilikleriŋiyour truths (as the object) | kertiliklerinhis truths (as the object) | kertilikleribizniour truths (as the object) | kertiliklerigizniyou all's truths (as the object) | kertiliklerintheir truths (as the object) |
| Dative | kertiliklegeto the truths | kertiliklerimeto my truths | kertilikleriŋeto your truths | kertiliklerineto his truths | kertilikleribizgeto our truths | kertiliklerigizgeto you all's truths | kertiliklerineto their truths |
| Locative | kertilikledein / at the truths | kertiliklerimdein / at my truths | kertilikleriŋdein / at your truths | kertiliklerindein / at his truths | kertilikleribizdein / at our truths | kertiliklerigizdein / at you all's truths | kertiliklerindein / at their truths |
| Ablative | kertilikledenfrom the truths | kertiliklerimdenfrom my truths | kertilikleriŋdenfrom your truths | kertiliklerindenfrom his truths | kertilikleribizdenfrom our truths | kertiliklerigizdenfrom you all's truths | kertiliklerindenfrom their truths |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: kertilikleri can mean "his / her truths", "their truth", or "their truths" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.