koloniya
/kolonija/
Definitions
1. colony, a country held in subjection by another state
- jarım koloniya — a semi-colony
- koloniya joruq — the colonial order
- koloniyalanı küreşi — the struggle of the colonies
2. colony, a settlement of people who have come from another country or region
- Qaraçaylılanı koloniyası — the colony of Karachays
- koloniyada jaşarğa — to live in the settlement
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | koloniyathe colony | koloniyalathe colonies | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | koloniyanıthe colony's | koloniyalanıthe colonies' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | koloniyanıthe colony (as the object) | koloniyalanıthe colonies (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | koloniyağato the colony | koloniyalağato the colonies | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | koloniyadaat / in the colony | koloniyaladaat / in the colonies | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | koloniyadanfrom the colony | koloniyaladanfrom the colonies | 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 | koloniyammy colony | koloniyalarımmy colonies |
| your | koloniyangyour colony | koloniyalarıngyour colonies |
| his / her | koloniyasıhis / her colony | koloniyalarıhis / her colonies |
| our | koloniyabızour colony | koloniyalarıbızour colonies |
| you all's | koloniyağızyou all's colony | koloniyalarığızyou all's colonies |
| their | koloniyalarıtheir colony | koloniyalarıtheir colonies |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: koloniyaları can mean "his / her colonies", "their colony", or "their colonies" — context decides.