tekst
/tekst/
Definition
text, the wording of a written or printed piece
- jırnı teksti — the words of the song
- tekstni oqurğa — to read the text
- kitabnı teksti — the text of the book
Feedback
or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | tekstthe text | tekstlethe texts | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | tekstnithe text's | tekstlenithe texts' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | tekstnithe text (as the object) | tekstlenithe texts (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | tekstgeto the text | tekstlegeto the texts | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | tekstdeat / in the text | tekstledeat / in the texts | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | tekstdenfrom the text | tekstledenfrom the texts | 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 | tekstimmy text | tekstlerimmy texts |
| your | tekstingyour text | tekstleringyour texts |
| his / her | tekstihis / her text | tekstlerihis / her texts |
| our | tekstibizour text | tekstleribizour texts |
| you all's | tekstigizyou all's text | tekstlerigizyou all's texts |
| their | tekstleritheir text | tekstleritheir texts |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: tekstleri can mean "his / her texts", "their text", or "their texts" — context decides.