kesamat
/kesamat/
Definitions
1. an agreement, a contract concluded between parties
- kesamatha köre — according to the agreement
- kesamat eterge — to conclude an agreement
2. a decision handed down by an authority; a ruling, a verdict
- südnü kesamatı — the verdict of the court
- jamağatnı kesamatı — the ruling of the community
3. an opinion or appraisal of the quality of something
- tüz kesamat berirge — to give a fair appraisal
- halqnı kesamatı — the judgement of the people
4. the ability to do a thing properly; competence
- kesamatıng joqdu — you have no competence
- kesamatı bolğan usta — a craftsman who has real competence
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | kesamatthe agreement | kesamatlathe agreements | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | kesamatnıthe agreement's | kesamatlanıthe agreements' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | kesamatnıthe agreement (as the object) | kesamatlanıthe agreements (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | kesamathato the agreement | kesamatlağato the agreements | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | kesamatdaat / in the agreement | kesamatladaat / in the agreements | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | kesamatdanfrom the agreement | kesamatladanfrom the agreements | 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 | kesamatımmy agreement | kesamatlarımmy agreements |
| your | kesamatıngyour agreement | kesamatlarıngyour agreements |
| his / her | kesamatıhis / her agreement | kesamatlarıhis / her agreements |
| our | kesamatıbızour agreement | kesamatlarıbızour agreements |
| you all's | kesamatığızyou all's agreement | kesamatlarığızyou all's agreements |
| their | kesamatlarıtheir agreement | kesamatlarıtheir agreements |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: kesamatları can mean "his / her agreements", "their agreement", or "their agreements" — context decides.