taktika
/taktika/
Definitions
1. tactics, the conduct of a battle or an operation
- taktika janından ayrılıqla — differences over tactics
- asker taktikanı üsünden ders — a lesson on military tactics
- taktikasın türlendirdi — he changed his tactics
2. the means and ways chosen to reach a set aim
- saylaw allında bardırılğan taktika — the tactics followed before an election
- şahmat taktika — chess tactics
- anı taktikası tüz bolğandı — his tactics proved right
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | taktikathe tactics | taktikalathe tacticses | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | taktikanıthe tactics' | taktikalanıthe tacticses' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | taktikanıthe tactics (as the object) | taktikalanıthe tacticses (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | taktikağato the tactics | taktikalağato the tacticses | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | taktikadaat / in the tactics | taktikaladaat / in the tacticses | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | taktikadanfrom the tactics | taktikaladanfrom the tacticses | 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 | taktikammy tactics | taktikalarımmy tacticses |
| your | taktikangyour tactics | taktikalarıngyour tacticses |
| his / her | taktikasıhis / her tactics | taktikalarıhis / her tacticses |
| our | taktikabızour tactics | taktikalarıbızour tacticses |
| you all's | taktikağızyou all's tactics | taktikalarığızyou all's tacticses |
| their | taktikalarıtheir tactics | taktikalarıtheir tacticses |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: taktikaları can mean "his / her tacticses", "their tactics", or "their tacticses" — context decides.