lawreat
/lawreat/
Definition
a laureate, one awarded a prize of honour
- sawğanı lawreatı — the laureate of the prize
- qıral sawğalanı lawreatları — the laureates of the State prizes
- lawreat bolurğa — to become a laureate
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | lawreatthe laureate | lawreatlathe laureates | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | lawreatnıthe laureate's | lawreatlanıthe laureates' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | lawreatnıthe laureate (as the object) | lawreatlanıthe laureates (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | lawreathato the laureate | lawreatlağato the laureates | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | lawreatdaat / in the laureate | lawreatladaat / in the laureates | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | lawreatdanfrom the laureate | lawreatladanfrom the laureates | 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 | lawreatımmy laureate | lawreatlarımmy laureates |
| your | lawreatıngyour laureate | lawreatlarıngyour laureates |
| his / her | lawreatıhis / her laureate | lawreatlarıhis / her laureates |
| our | lawreatıbızour laureate | lawreatlarıbızour laureates |
| you all's | lawreatığızyou all's laureate | lawreatlarığızyou all's laureates |
| their | lawreatlarıtheir laureate | lawreatlarıtheir laureates |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: lawreatları can mean "his / her laureates", "their laureate", or "their laureates" — context decides.