okrug
/okruɡ/
Definition
a district, an administrative division of a territory
- asker okrug — a military district
- saylaw okrug — an electoral district
- millet okrug — a national district
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | okrugthe district | okruglathe districts | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | okrugnuthe district's | okruglanıthe districts' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | okrugnuthe district (as the object) | okruglanıthe districts (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | okrugğato the district | okruglağato the districts | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | okrugdaat / in the district | okrugladaat / in the districts | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | okrugdanfrom the district | okrugladanfrom the districts | 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 | okrugummy district | okruglarımmy districts |
| your | okrugungyour district | okruglarıngyour districts |
| his / her | okruguhis / her district | okruglarıhis / her districts |
| our | okrugubuzour district | okruglarıbızour districts |
| you all's | okruguğuzyou all's district | okruglarığızyou all's districts |
| their | okruglarıtheir district | okruglarıtheir districts |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: okrugları can mean "his / her districts", "their district", or "their districts" — context decides.