memuar
/memuar/
Definition
a memoir, an account written of events the author lived through
- asker memuarla — war memoirs
- memuar jazarğa — to write a memoir
- memuarlanı oqurğa — to read the memoirs
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | memuarthe memoir | memuarlathe memoirs | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | memuarnıthe memoir's | memuarlanıthe memoirs' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | memuarnıthe memoir (as the object) | memuarlanıthe memoirs (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | memuarğato the memoir | memuarlağato the memoirs | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | memuardaat / in the memoir | memuarladaat / in the memoirs | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | memuardanfrom the memoir | memuarladanfrom the memoirs | 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 | memuarımmy memoir | memuarlarımmy memoirs |
| your | memuarıngyour memoir | memuarlarıngyour memoirs |
| his / her | memuarıhis / her memoir | memuarlarıhis / her memoirs |
| our | memuarıbızour memoir | memuarlarıbızour memoirs |
| you all's | memuarığızyou all's memoir | memuarlarığızyou all's memoirs |
| their | memuarlarıtheir memoir | memuarlarıtheir memoirs |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: memuarları can mean "his / her memoirs", "their memoir", or "their memoirs" — context decides.