sınıf
/sɯnɯf/
Definition
a social class
- işçi sınıf — the working class
- sınıf küreş — class struggle
- sınıflanı üsünden jazğandı — he wrote about the social classes
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | sınıfthe social class | sınıflathe social classes | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | sınıfnıthe social class' | sınıflanıthe social classes' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | sınıfnıthe social class (as the object) | sınıflanıthe social classes (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | sınıfhato the social class | sınıflağato the social classes | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | sınıfdaat / in the social class | sınıfladaat / in the social classes | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | sınıfdanfrom the social class | sınıfladanfrom the social classes | 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 | sınıfımmy social class | sınıflarımmy social classes |
| your | sınıfıngyour social class | sınıflarıngyour social classes |
| his / her | sınıfıhis / her social class | sınıflarıhis / her social classes |
| our | sınıfıbızour social class | sınıflarıbızour social classes |
| you all's | sınıfığızyou all's social class | sınıflarığızyou all's social classes |
| their | sınıflarıtheir social class | sınıflarıtheir social classes |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: sınıfları can mean "his / her social classes", "their social class", or "their social classes" — context decides.