portret
/portret/
Definition
a portrait, a likeness of a person made by an artist or a photographer
- portret qabırğada tağıladı — the portrait hangs on the wall
- literatura portret — a literary portrait
- portretni işlerge — to paint a portrait
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | portretthe portrait | portretlethe portraits | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | portretnithe portrait's | portretlenithe portraits' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | portretnithe portrait (as the object) | portretlenithe portraits (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | portretgeto the portrait | portretlegeto the portraits | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | portretdeat / in the portrait | portretledeat / in the portraits | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | portretdenfrom the portrait | portretledenfrom the portraits | 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 | portretimmy portrait | portretlerimmy portraits |
| your | portretingyour portrait | portretleringyour portraits |
| his / her | portretihis / her portrait | portretlerihis / her portraits |
| our | portretibizour portrait | portretleribizour portraits |
| you all's | portretigizyou all's portrait | portretlerigizyou all's portraits |
| their | portretleritheir portrait | portretleritheir portraits |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: portretleri can mean "his / her portraits", "their portrait", or "their portraits" — context decides.