kitab
/kitab/
Definitions
1. book
- kitabnı oqub köb aqıl aldıq — reading the book, we gained much wisdom
- kitab bashan jerde işleyik — let us work in the book printing house
- kitabsız üy — a house without books
2. scripture, sacred text
- sıylı Kitabda tüzlük üretiledi — in the Holy Book righteousness is taught
- kitabnı sözün unutma — do not forget the words of the scripture
- kitab tuthan alim — a scholar holding the scripture
Found in
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | kitabthe book | kitablathe books | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | kitabnıthe book's | kitablanıthe books' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | kitabnıthe book (as the object) | kitablanıthe books (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | kitabhato the book | kitablağato the books | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | kitabdaat / in the book | kitabladaat / in the books | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | kitabdanfrom the book | kitabladanfrom the books | 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 | kitabımmy book | kitablarımmy books |
| your | kitabıngyour book | kitablarıngyour books |
| his / her | kitabıhis / her book | kitablarıhis / her books |
| our | kitabıbızour book | kitablarıbızour books |
| you all's | kitabığızyou all's book | kitablarığızyou all's books |
| their | kitablarıtheir book | kitablarıtheir books |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: kitabları can mean "his / her books", "their book", or "their books" — context decides.