kodeks
/kodeks/
Definitions
1. a code of laws, a body of statutes
- jangı kodeks — a new code
- kodeksni statyaları — the articles of the code
- kodeksde jazılğandı — it is written in the code
2. a settled body of rules or convictions
- adeb kodeks — a code of good manners
- namıs kodeks — a code of honour
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | kodeksthe code | kodekslethe codes | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | kodeksnithe code's | kodekslenithe codes' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | kodeksnithe code (as the object) | kodekslenithe codes (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | kodeksgeto the code | kodekslegeto the codes | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | kodeksdeat / in the code | kodeksledeat / in the codes | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | kodeksdenfrom the code | kodeksledenfrom the codes | 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 | kodeksimmy code | kodekslerimmy codes |
| your | kodeksingyour code | kodeksleringyour codes |
| his / her | kodeksihis / her code | kodekslerihis / her codes |
| our | kodeksibizour code | kodeksleribizour codes |
| you all's | kodeksigizyou all's code | kodekslerigizyou all's codes |
| their | kodeksleritheir code | kodeksleritheir codes |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: kodeksleri can mean "his / her codes", "their code", or "their codes" — context decides.