zhurnal
/ʒurnal/
Definitions
1. magazine, a periodical publication
- literatura zhurnal — a literary magazine
- Qaraçay tilde jangı zhurnal basıldı — a new magazine was printed in the Karachay language
- zhurnalnı betlerin açdı — he opened the pages of the magazine
2. register, a book in which entries are recorded
- oquwçulanı zhurnalı — the pupils' register
- ustaz zhurnalğa belgi saldı — the teacher put a mark in the register
- zhurnalda har atnı jazğandıla — every name was written in the register
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | zhurnalthe magazine | zhurnallathe magazines | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | zhurnalnıthe magazine's | zhurnallanıthe magazines' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | zhurnalnıthe magazine (as the object) | zhurnallanıthe magazines (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | zhurnalğato the magazine | zhurnallağato the magazines | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | zhurnaldaat / in the magazine | zhurnalladaat / in the magazines | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | zhurnaldanfrom the magazine | zhurnalladanfrom the magazines | 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 | zhurnalımmy magazine | zhurnallarımmy magazines |
| your | zhurnalıngyour magazine | zhurnallarıngyour magazines |
| his / her | zhurnalıhis / her magazine | zhurnallarıhis / her magazines |
| our | zhurnalıbızour magazine | zhurnallarıbızour magazines |
| you all's | zhurnalığızyou all's magazine | zhurnallarığızyou all's magazines |
| their | zhurnallarıtheir magazine | zhurnallarıtheir magazines |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: zhurnalları can mean "his / her magazines", "their magazine", or "their magazines" — context decides.