milletlik
/milletlik/
Definition
nationality, the nation a person belongs to
- milletligi nedi? — what is his nationality?
- milletligin jazarğa — to write down one's nationality
Related
milletbasenation; nationality; a people, folk; the nation's own, national
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | milletlikthe nationality | milletliklethe nationalities | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | milletliknithe nationality's | milletliklenithe nationalities' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | milletliknithe nationality (as the object) | milletliklenithe nationalities (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | milletlikgeto the nationality | milletliklegeto the nationalities | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | milletlikdeat / in the nationality | milletlikledeat / in the nationalities | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | milletlikdenfrom the nationality | milletlikledenfrom the nationalities | 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 | milletligimmy nationality | milletliklerimmy nationalities |
| your | milletligingyour nationality | milletlikleringyour nationalities |
| his / her | milletligihis / her nationality | milletliklerihis / her nationalities |
| our | milletligibizour nationality | milletlikleribizour nationalities |
| you all's | milletligigizyou all's nationality | milletliklerigizyou all's nationalities |
| their | milletlikleritheir nationality | milletlikleritheir nationalities |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: milletlikleri can mean "his / her nationalities", "their nationality", or "their nationalities" — context decides.