ukaz
/ukaz/
Definition
decree, edict issued by a head of state
- ukaz çığarırğa — to issue a decree
- ukaznı oquwrğa — to read out the decree
- jangı ukaz — a new decree
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | ukazthe decree | ukazlathe decrees | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | ukaznıthe decree's | ukazlanıthe decrees' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | ukaznıthe decree (as the object) | ukazlanıthe decrees (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | ukazğato the decree | ukazlağato the decrees | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | ukazdaat / in the decree | ukazladaat / in the decrees | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | ukazdanfrom the decree | ukazladanfrom the decrees | 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 | ukazımmy decree | ukazlarımmy decrees |
| your | ukazıngyour decree | ukazlarıngyour decrees |
| his / her | ukazıhis / her decree | ukazlarıhis / her decrees |
| our | ukazıbızour decree | ukazlarıbızour decrees |
| you all's | ukazığızyou all's decree | ukazlarığızyou all's decrees |
| their | ukazlarıtheir decree | ukazlarıtheir decrees |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: ukazları can mean "his / her decrees", "their decree", or "their decrees" — context decides.