kilisa
/kilisa/
Definition
church; the building in which Christians worship
- kilisanı qongurowu — the bell of the church
- erttegili kilisa — an ancient church
- kilisağa kirirge — to enter the church
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | kilisathe church | kilisalathe churches | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | kilisanıthe church's | kilisalanıthe churches' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | kilisanıthe church (as the object) | kilisalanıthe churches (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | kilisağato the church | kilisalağato the churches | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | kilisadaat / in the church | kilisaladaat / in the churches | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | kilisadanfrom the church | kilisaladanfrom the churches | 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 | kilisammy church | kilisalarımmy churches |
| your | kilisangyour church | kilisalarıngyour churches |
| his / her | kilisasıhis / her church | kilisalarıhis / her churches |
| our | kilisabızour church | kilisalarıbızour churches |
| you all's | kilisağızyou all's church | kilisalarığızyou all's churches |
| their | kilisalarıtheir church | kilisalarıtheir churches |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: kilisaları can mean "his / her churches", "their church", or "their churches" — context decides.