uçebnik
/utʃebnik/
Definition
textbook, a book used for study in a school course
- beşinçi oquw jılnı uçebnigi — the textbook for the fifth school year
- tarihni uçebnigi — the history textbook
- uçebnikni açarğa — to open the textbook
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | uçebnikthe textbook | uçebniklethe textbooks | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | uçebniknithe textbook's | uçebniklenithe textbooks' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | uçebniknithe textbook (as the object) | uçebniklenithe textbooks (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | uçebnikgeto the textbook | uçebniklegeto the textbooks | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | uçebnikdeat / in the textbook | uçebnikledeat / in the textbooks | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | uçebnikdenfrom the textbook | uçebnikledenfrom the textbooks | 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 | uçebnigimmy textbook | uçebniklerimmy textbooks |
| your | uçebnigingyour textbook | uçebnikleringyour textbooks |
| his / her | uçebnigihis / her textbook | uçebniklerihis / her textbooks |
| our | uçebnigibizour textbook | uçebnikleribizour textbooks |
| you all's | uçebnigigizyou all's textbook | uçebniklerigizyou all's textbooks |
| their | uçebnikleritheir textbook | uçebnikleritheir textbooks |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: uçebnikleri can mean "his / her textbooks", "their textbook", or "their textbooks" — context decides.