niet
/niet/
Definitions
1. an intention, a purpose one has resolved on
- niet eterge — to form an intention, to intend
- bir nietde tohtarğa — to settle on one intention, to come to agreement
- anı nieti tazadı — his intention is pure
- igi niet bla — with good intentions
2. an idea, a thought, an opinion a person holds or puts into words
- ol nietni qaydan tabdıng? — where did you come by that idea?
- halqnı nieti — the guiding idea of a people
- nietingi ayt — say what you think
- nietleri bir tüldü — their opinions do not agree
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| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | nietthe intention | nietlethe intentions | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | nietnithe intention's | nietlenithe intentions' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | nietnithe intention (as the object) | nietlenithe intentions (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | nietgeto the intention | nietlegeto the intentions | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | nietdeat / in the intention | nietledeat / in the intentions | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | nietdenfrom the intention | nietledenfrom the intentions | 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 | nietimmy intention | nietlerimmy intentions |
| your | nietingyour intention | nietleringyour intentions |
| his / her | nietihis / her intention | nietlerihis / her intentions |
| our | nietibizour intention | nietleribizour intentions |
| you all's | nietigizyou all's intention | nietlerigizyou all's intentions |
| their | nietleritheir intention | nietleritheir intentions |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: nietleri can mean "his / her intentions", "their intention", or "their intentions" — context decides.