kritik
/kritik/
Definition
critic, a person who judges and writes about works of literature or art
- literatura kritik — a literary critic
- kritik haparnı üsünden jazdı — the critic wrote about the story
- kritik kitabnı üsünden jazdı — the critic wrote about the book
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | kritikthe critic | kritiklethe critics | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | kritiknithe critic's | kritiklenithe critics' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | kritiknithe critic (as the object) | kritiklenithe critics (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | kritikgeto the critic | kritiklegeto the critics | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | kritikdeat / in the critic | kritikledeat / in the critics | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | kritikdenfrom the critic | kritikledenfrom the critics | 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 | kritigimmy critic | kritiklerimmy critics |
| your | kritigingyour critic | kritikleringyour critics |
| his / her | kritigihis / her critic | kritiklerihis / her critics |
| our | kritigibizour critic | kritikleribizour critics |
| you all's | kritigigizyou all's critic | kritiklerigizyou all's critics |
| their | kritikleritheir critic | kritikleritheir critics |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: kritikleri can mean "his / her critics", "their critic", or "their critics" — context decides.