mahkeme
/maxkeme/
Definitions
1. a court of law, and the building it sits in
- mahkemeden qorqma, mahkemeçiden qorq — do not fear the court, fear the judge
- mahkemede allay hapar çıqdı — such news came out at the court
- mahkemege çaqırdıla — they were summoned to the court
2. an office, a board, a place of administration
- mahkemeni uzun koridorları — the long corridors of the office
- mahkemede qulluq eterge — to serve in an office
- mahkemeni tamatası — the head of the office
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | mahkemethe court of law | mahkemelethe court of laws | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | mahkemenithe court of law's | mahkemelenithe court of laws' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | mahkemenithe court of law (as the object) | mahkemelenithe court of laws (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | mahkemegeto the court of law | mahkemelegeto the court of laws | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | mahkemedeat / in the court of law | mahkemeledeat / in the court of laws | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | mahkemedenfrom the court of law | mahkemeledenfrom the court of laws | 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 | mahkememmy court of law | mahkemelerimmy court of laws |
| your | mahkemengyour court of law | mahkemeleringyour court of laws |
| his / her | mahkemesihis / her court of law | mahkemelerihis / her court of laws |
| our | mahkemebizour court of law | mahkemeleribizour court of laws |
| you all's | mahkemegizyou all's court of law | mahkemelerigizyou all's court of laws |
| their | mahkemeleritheir court of law | mahkemeleritheir court of laws |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: mahkemeleri can mean "his / her court of laws", "their court of law", or "their court of laws" — context decides.