kommentariy
/kommentarij/
Definition
a commentary, an explanatory note on a text
- kitabnı kommentariyleri — the notes to the book
- kommentariy berirge — to give a comment
- kommentariy jazarğa — to write a commentary
Feedback
or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | kommentariythe commentary | kommentariylethe commentaries | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | kommentariynithe commentary's | kommentariylenithe commentaries' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | kommentariynithe commentary (as the object) | kommentariylenithe commentaries (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | kommentariygeto the commentary | kommentariylegeto the commentaries | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | kommentariydeat / in the commentary | kommentariyledeat / in the commentaries | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | kommentariydenfrom the commentary | kommentariyledenfrom the commentaries | 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 | kommentariyimmy commentary | kommentariylerimmy commentaries |
| your | kommentariyingyour commentary | kommentariyleringyour commentaries |
| his / her | kommentariyihis / her commentary | kommentariylerihis / her commentaries |
| our | kommentariyibizour commentary | kommentariyleribizour commentaries |
| you all's | kommentariyigizyou all's commentary | kommentariylerigizyou all's commentaries |
| their | kommentariyleritheir commentary | kommentariyleritheir commentaries |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: kommentariyleri can mean "his / her commentaries", "their commentary", or "their commentaries" — context decides.