murat
/murat/
Definitions
1. aim, goal, purpose, intention
- har kimni bir muratı bardı — everyone has an aim
- jaşawda baş muratım ol edi — that was my chief aim in life
- madar bolmadı, murat tolmadı — there was no means, and the aim was not fulfilled
- inzhener bolurğa edi muratım — my aim was to become an engineer
2. dream, longing, what one wishes for
- ol muratım tolmadı — that dream of mine did not come true
- etgen muratım da bılay tolsun — may the dream I have made come true in this way
- muratığızğa jetigiz — may you attain your dreams
3. supposition, expectation, guess
- tambla keterge murat eteme — I intend to leave tomorrow
- ol oqurğa murat etedi — he intends to study
- alay bolur deb murat eteme — I suppose that it is so
Related
muratlıhavingintent on something, having set one's mind on a course of action; hopeful, holding an aspiration
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | muratthe aim | muratlathe aims | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | muratnıthe aim's | muratlanıthe aims' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | muratnıthe aim (as the object) | muratlanıthe aims (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | murathato the aim | muratlağato the aims | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | muratdaat / in the aim | muratladaat / in the aims | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | muratdanfrom the aim | muratladanfrom the aims | 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 | muratımmy aim | muratlarımmy aims |
| your | muratıngyour aim | muratlarıngyour aims |
| his / her | muratıhis / her aim | muratlarıhis / her aims |
| our | muratıbızour aim | muratlarıbızour aims |
| you all's | muratığızyou all's aim | muratlarığızyou all's aims |
| their | muratlarıtheir aim | muratlarıtheir aims |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: muratları can mean "his / her aims", "their aim", or "their aims" — context decides.