tarih
/tarix/
Definition
history, the record of past events — Elbrusoid marks the entry уст.; the word is nevertheless well attested in the modern corpus
- halqnı tarihi — the history of a people
- tarihni bilirge — to know history
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| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | tarihthe history | tarihlethe histories | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | tarihnithe history's | tarihlenithe histories' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | tarihnithe history (as the object) | tarihlenithe histories (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | tarihgeto the history | tarihlegeto the histories | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | tarihdeat / in the history | tarihledeat / in the histories | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | tarihdenfrom the history | tarihledenfrom the histories | 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 | tarihimmy history | tarihlerimmy histories |
| your | tarihingyour history | tarihleringyour histories |
| his / her | tarihihis / her history | tarihlerihis / her histories |
| our | tarihibizour history | tarihleribizour histories |
| you all's | tarihigizyou all's history | tarihlerigizyou all's histories |
| their | tarihleritheir history | tarihleritheir histories |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: tarihleri can mean "his / her histories", "their history", or "their histories" — context decides.