kritika
/kritika/
Definitions
1. criticism, the pointing out of faults and shortcomings
- kritikağa tıngılarğa — to listen to criticism
- kritikağa tüşerge — to come in for criticism
- qatı kritika — harsh criticism
2. scholarly examination, critical study of a subject
- ilmu kritika — scholarly criticism
- kitabnı kritikası — the critical examination of the book
3. the reviewing of literature as a branch of writing
- literatura kritika — literary criticism
- kritika bla küreşirge — to engage in literary criticism
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | kritikathe criticism | kritikalathe criticisms | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | kritikanıthe criticism's | kritikalanıthe criticisms' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | kritikanıthe criticism (as the object) | kritikalanıthe criticisms (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | kritikağato the criticism | kritikalağato the criticisms | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | kritikadaat / in the criticism | kritikaladaat / in the criticisms | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | kritikadanfrom the criticism | kritikaladanfrom the criticisms | 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 | kritikammy criticism | kritikalarımmy criticisms |
| your | kritikangyour criticism | kritikalarıngyour criticisms |
| his / her | kritikasıhis / her criticism | kritikalarıhis / her criticisms |
| our | kritikabızour criticism | kritikalarıbızour criticisms |
| you all's | kritikağızyou all's criticism | kritikalarığızyou all's criticisms |
| their | kritikalarıtheir criticism | kritikalarıtheir criticisms |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: kritikaları can mean "his / her criticisms", "their criticism", or "their criticisms" — context decides.