klassika
/klassika/
Definition
the classics, the body of works of art and literature held to be of the first rank
- Orus klassika — the Russian classics
- klassikanı oqurğa — to read the classics
- klassika tille — the classical languages
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | klassikathe classics | klassikalathe classicses | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | klassikanıthe classics' | klassikalanıthe classicses' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | klassikanıthe classics (as the object) | klassikalanıthe classicses (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | klassikağato the classics | klassikalağato the classicses | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | klassikadaat / in the classics | klassikaladaat / in the classicses | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | klassikadanfrom the classics | klassikaladanfrom the classicses | 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 | klassikammy classics | klassikalarımmy classicses |
| your | klassikangyour classics | klassikalarıngyour classicses |
| his / her | klassikasıhis / her classics | klassikalarıhis / her classicses |
| our | klassikabızour classics | klassikalarıbızour classicses |
| you all's | klassikağızyou all's classics | klassikalarığızyou all's classicses |
| their | klassikalarıtheir classics | klassikalarıtheir classicses |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: klassikaları can mean "his / her classicses", "their classics", or "their classicses" — context decides.