klassik
/klassik/
Definition
classic, an author or scholar of the first rank
- Orus klassikle — the Russian classics
- literaturanı klassigi — a classic of literature
- klassik jazıwçu — a classic writer
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | klassikthe classic | klassiklethe classics | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | klassiknithe classic's | klassiklenithe classics' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | klassiknithe classic (as the object) | klassiklenithe classics (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | klassikgeto the classic | klassiklegeto the classics | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | klassikdeat / in the classic | klassikledeat / in the classics | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | klassikdenfrom the classic | klassikledenfrom the classics | 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 | klassigimmy classic | klassiklerimmy classics |
| your | klassigingyour classic | klassikleringyour classics |
| his / her | klassigihis / her classic | klassiklerihis / her classics |
| our | klassigibizour classic | klassikleribizour classics |
| you all's | klassigigizyou all's classic | klassiklerigizyou all's classics |
| their | klassikleritheir classic | klassikleritheir classics |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: klassikleri can mean "his / her classics", "their classic", or "their classics" — context decides.