kertilik
/ kertilik /
Definitions noun truth, truthfulness, veracity
Definitions noun correctness, reliability
Definitions noun loyalty, faithfulness, fidelity, devotion
Definitions noun reality, actuality
Definitions noun the real conditions of life
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | kertilik the truth | kertilikle the truths | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | kertilikni the truth's | kertilikleni the truths' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | kertilikni the truth (as the object) | kertilikleni the truths (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | kertilikge to the truth | kertiliklege to the truths | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | kertilikde at / in the truth | kertiliklede at / in the truths | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | kertilikden from the truth | kertilikleden from the truths | 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 | kertiligim my truth | kertiliklerim my truths |
| your | kertiligiŋ your truth | kertilikleriŋ your truths |
| his / her | kertiligi his / her truth | kertilikleri his / her truths |
| our | kertiligibiz our truth | kertilikleribiz our truths |
| you all's | kertiligigiz you all's truth | kertiliklerigiz you all's truths |
| their | kertilikleri their truth | kertilikleri 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.