yazıkoznanie
/jazɯkoznanie/
Definition
linguistics, the study of language
- yazıkoznanie ders — a linguistics lesson
- yazıkoznanie ilmu — the science of linguistics
- yazıkoznanie bla küreşirge — to be occupied with linguistics
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | yazıkoznaniethe linguistics | yazıkoznanielethe linguisticses | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | yazıkoznanienithe linguistics' | yazıkoznanielenithe linguisticses' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | yazıkoznanienithe linguistics (as the object) | yazıkoznanielenithe linguisticses (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | yazıkoznaniegeto the linguistics | yazıkoznanielegeto the linguisticses | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | yazıkoznaniedeat / in the linguistics | yazıkoznanieledeat / in the linguisticses | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | yazıkoznaniedenfrom the linguistics | yazıkoznanieledenfrom the linguisticses | 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 | yazıkoznaniemmy linguistics | yazıkoznanielerimmy linguisticses |
| your | yazıkoznaniengyour linguistics | yazıkoznanieleringyour linguisticses |
| his / her | yazıkoznaniesihis / her linguistics | yazıkoznanielerihis / her linguisticses |
| our | yazıkoznaniebizour linguistics | yazıkoznanieleribizour linguisticses |
| you all's | yazıkoznaniegizyou all's linguistics | yazıkoznanielerigizyou all's linguisticses |
| their | yazıkoznanieleritheir linguistics | yazıkoznanieleritheir linguisticses |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: yazıkoznanieleri can mean "his / her linguisticses", "their linguistics", or "their linguisticses" — context decides.