materiya
/materija/
Definitions
1. matter, the substance of which the physical world consists
- materiyanı barlığı — the existence of matter
- duniyanı materiyadan quralğanı — the world's being made of matter
- materiya joq bolmaydı — matter does not vanish
2. cloth, woven fabric
- juqa materiya — thin cloth
- materiya alırğa — to buy cloth
- materiyadan kölek tigerge — to sew a shirt from cloth
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | materiyathe matter | materiyalathe matters | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | materiyanıthe matter's | materiyalanıthe matters' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | materiyanıthe matter (as the object) | materiyalanıthe matters (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | materiyağato the matter | materiyalağato the matters | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | materiyadaat / in the matter | materiyaladaat / in the matters | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | materiyadanfrom the matter | materiyaladanfrom the matters | 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 | materiyammy matter | materiyalarımmy matters |
| your | materiyangyour matter | materiyalarıngyour matters |
| his / her | materiyasıhis / her matter | materiyalarıhis / her matters |
| our | materiyabızour matter | materiyalarıbızour matters |
| you all's | materiyağızyou all's matter | materiyalarığızyou all's matters |
| their | materiyalarıtheir matter | materiyalarıtheir matters |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: materiyaları can mean "his / her matters", "their matter", or "their matters" — context decides.