kopiya
/kopija/
Definitions
1. copy, a reproduction made exactly after an original
- dokumentni kopiyası — a copy of the document
- kopiyasın alırğa — to take a copy of it
- qol jazmanı kopiyası — a copy of the manuscript
2. a person who resembles another exactly
- jaş atasını tüz kopiyasıdı — the boy is the very image of his father
- qızçıq anasını kopiyasıdı — the little girl is the very image of her mother
- qarındaşını kopiyasıdı — he is the very image of his brother
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | kopiyathe copy | kopiyalathe copies | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | kopiyanıthe copy's | kopiyalanıthe copies' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | kopiyanıthe copy (as the object) | kopiyalanıthe copies (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | kopiyağato the copy | kopiyalağato the copies | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | kopiyadaat / in the copy | kopiyaladaat / in the copies | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | kopiyadanfrom the copy | kopiyaladanfrom the copies | 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 | kopiyammy copy | kopiyalarımmy copies |
| your | kopiyangyour copy | kopiyalarıngyour copies |
| his / her | kopiyasıhis / her copy | kopiyalarıhis / her copies |
| our | kopiyabızour copy | kopiyalarıbızour copies |
| you all's | kopiyağızyou all's copy | kopiyalarığızyou all's copies |
| their | kopiyalarıtheir copy | kopiyalarıtheir copies |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: kopiyaları can mean "his / her copies", "their copy", or "their copies" — context decides.