patriot
/patriot/
Definition
a patriot, one devoted to their homeland
- ata jurtnu patriotu — a patriot of the homeland
- patriotla jurt üçün küreşdile — the patriots fought for the homeland
- patriotnu atı unutulmaz — a patriot's name will not be forgotten
Related
patriotluqqualitypatriotism, devotion to one's homeland and people
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | patriotthe patriot | patriotlathe patriots | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | patriotnuthe patriot's | patriotlanıthe patriots' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | patriotnuthe patriot (as the object) | patriotlanıthe patriots (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | patriothato the patriot | patriotlağato the patriots | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | patriotdaat / in the patriot | patriotladaat / in the patriots | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | patriotdanfrom the patriot | patriotladanfrom the patriots | 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 | patriotummy patriot | patriotlarımmy patriots |
| your | patriotungyour patriot | patriotlarıngyour patriots |
| his / her | patriotuhis / her patriot | patriotlarıhis / her patriots |
| our | patriotubuzour patriot | patriotlarıbızour patriots |
| you all's | patriotuğuzyou all's patriot | patriotlarığızyou all's patriots |
| their | patriotlarıtheir patriot | patriotlarıtheir patriots |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: patriotları can mean "his / her patriots", "their patriot", or "their patriots" — context decides.