zakon
/zakon/
Definitions
1. law, a rule enacted by the state and binding on all
- zakonga köre — according to the law
- zakonnu buzarğa — to break the law
- zakondan tışında — outside the law
2. a regularity that governs the course of nature or of society
- jaşawnu zakonları — the laws of life
Related
zakonsuzwithoutunlawful, contrary to the law; unlawfully, outside the law
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | zakonthe law | zakonlathe laws | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | zakonnuthe law's | zakonlanıthe laws' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | zakonnuthe law (as the object) | zakonlanıthe laws (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | zakongato the law | zakonlağato the laws | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | zakondaat / in the law | zakonladaat / in the laws | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | zakondanfrom the law | zakonladanfrom the laws | 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 | zakonummy law | zakonlarımmy laws |
| your | zakonungyour law | zakonlarıngyour laws |
| his / her | zakonuhis / her law | zakonlarıhis / her laws |
| our | zakonubuzour law | zakonlarıbızour laws |
| you all's | zakonuğuzyou all's law | zakonlarığızyou all's laws |
| their | zakonlarıtheir law | zakonlarıtheir laws |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: zakonları can mean "his / her laws", "their law", or "their laws" — context decides.