temperament
/temperament/
Definition
temperament, the settled disposition of a person
- anı temperamenti — his temperament
- temperamenti küçlü adam — a person of strong temperament
- temperamentge köre — according to temperament
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | temperamentthe temperament | temperamentlethe temperaments | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | temperamentnithe temperament's | temperamentlenithe temperaments' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | temperamentnithe temperament (as the object) | temperamentlenithe temperaments (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | temperamentgeto the temperament | temperamentlegeto the temperaments | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | temperamentdeat / in the temperament | temperamentledeat / in the temperaments | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | temperamentdenfrom the temperament | temperamentledenfrom the temperaments | 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 | temperamentimmy temperament | temperamentlerimmy temperaments |
| your | temperamentingyour temperament | temperamentleringyour temperaments |
| his / her | temperamentihis / her temperament | temperamentlerihis / her temperaments |
| our | temperamentibizour temperament | temperamentleribizour temperaments |
| you all's | temperamentigizyou all's temperament | temperamentlerigizyou all's temperaments |
| their | temperamentleritheir temperament | temperamentleritheir temperaments |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: temperamentleri can mean "his / her temperaments", "their temperament", or "their temperaments" — context decides.