leksema
/leksema/
Definition
a lexeme, a word taken as one unit of the vocabulary
- leksemanı mağanasın açıqlaw — clarifying the meaning of a lexeme
- leksemala tilni baylığın körgüzedile — lexemes show the wealth of a language
- tilde jangı leksemala çığadıla — new lexemes appear in the language
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | leksemathe lexeme | leksemalathe lexemes | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | leksemanıthe lexeme's | leksemalanıthe lexemes' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | leksemanıthe lexeme (as the object) | leksemalanıthe lexemes (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | leksemağato the lexeme | leksemalağato the lexemes | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | leksemadaat / in the lexeme | leksemaladaat / in the lexemes | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | leksemadanfrom the lexeme | leksemaladanfrom the lexemes | 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 | leksemammy lexeme | leksemalarımmy lexemes |
| your | leksemangyour lexeme | leksemalarıngyour lexemes |
| his / her | leksemasıhis / her lexeme | leksemalarıhis / her lexemes |
| our | leksemabızour lexeme | leksemalarıbızour lexemes |
| you all's | leksemağızyou all's lexeme | leksemalarığızyou all's lexemes |
| their | leksemalarıtheir lexeme | leksemalarıtheir lexemes |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: leksemaları can mean "his / her lexemes", "their lexeme", or "their lexemes" — context decides.