kollegiya
/kolleɡija/
Definitions
1. board; the body of senior officials appointed to direct an institution
- ministerstwonu kollegiyası — the board of the ministry
- südnü kollegiyası — the board of the court
- kollegiyanı jıyılıwu — the meeting of the board
2. association; a body uniting the members of one profession
- ökülleni kollegiyası — the bar association
- kollegiyağa kirirge — to join the association
- ustazlanı kollegiyası — the teachers' association
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | kollegiyathe board | kollegiyalathe boards | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | kollegiyanıthe board's | kollegiyalanıthe boards' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | kollegiyanıthe board (as the object) | kollegiyalanıthe boards (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | kollegiyağato the board | kollegiyalağato the boards | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | kollegiyadaat / in the board | kollegiyaladaat / in the boards | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | kollegiyadanfrom the board | kollegiyaladanfrom the boards | 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 | kollegiyammy board | kollegiyalarımmy boards |
| your | kollegiyangyour board | kollegiyalarıngyour boards |
| his / her | kollegiyasıhis / her board | kollegiyalarıhis / her boards |
| our | kollegiyabızour board | kollegiyalarıbızour boards |
| you all's | kollegiyağızyou all's board | kollegiyalarığızyou all's boards |
| their | kollegiyalarıtheir board | kollegiyalarıtheir boards |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: kollegiyaları can mean "his / her boards", "their board", or "their boards" — context decides.