professiya
/professija/
Definition
a profession, the occupation a person is trained for
- professiya saylaw — the choosing of a profession
- professiyanı saylarğa — to choose a profession
- sıylı professiya — an honourable profession
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | professiyathe profession | professiyalathe professions | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | professiyanıthe profession's | professiyalanıthe professions' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | professiyanıthe profession (as the object) | professiyalanıthe professions (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | professiyağato the profession | professiyalağato the professions | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | professiyadaat / in the profession | professiyaladaat / in the professions | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | professiyadanfrom the profession | professiyaladanfrom the professions | 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 | professiyammy profession | professiyalarımmy professions |
| your | professiyangyour profession | professiyalarıngyour professions |
| his / her | professiyasıhis / her profession | professiyalarıhis / her professions |
| our | professiyabızour profession | professiyalarıbızour professions |
| you all's | professiyağızyou all's profession | professiyalarığızyou all's professions |
| their | professiyalarıtheir profession | professiyalarıtheir professions |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: professiyaları can mean "his / her professions", "their profession", or "their professions" — context decides.