politik
/politik/
Definition
a politician, a person engaged in the conduct of public affairs
- belgili politik — a well-known politician
- politikle jıyılğandıla — the politicians have gathered
- ol usta politikdi — he is a skilful politician
Related
politikacognatepolitics, the conduct of the affairs of a state and the course of action it follows in them
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | politikthe politician | politiklethe politicians | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | politiknithe politician's | politiklenithe politicians' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | politiknithe politician (as the object) | politiklenithe politicians (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | politikgeto the politician | politiklegeto the politicians | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | politikdeat / in the politician | politikledeat / in the politicians | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | politikdenfrom the politician | politikledenfrom the politicians | 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 | politigimmy politician | politiklerimmy politicians |
| your | politigingyour politician | politikleringyour politicians |
| his / her | politigihis / her politician | politiklerihis / her politicians |
| our | politigibizour politician | politikleribizour politicians |
| you all's | politigigizyou all's politician | politiklerigizyou all's politicians |
| their | politikleritheir politician | politikleritheir politicians |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: politikleri can mean "his / her politicians", "their politician", or "their politicians" — context decides.