adresat
/adresat/
Definition
the person to whom a letter or a parcel is sent; the addressee
- adresat tabılmadı — the addressee was not found
- qağıt adresatha jetdi — the letter reached the addressee
- adresatnı atı qağıtda jazılğandı — the addressee's name is written on the letter
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | adresatthe addressee | adresatlathe addressees | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | adresatnıthe addressee's | adresatlanıthe addressees' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | adresatnıthe addressee (as the object) | adresatlanıthe addressees (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | adresathato the addressee | adresatlağato the addressees | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | adresatdaat / in the addressee | adresatladaat / in the addressees | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | adresatdanfrom the addressee | adresatladanfrom the addressees | 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 | adresatımmy addressee | adresatlarımmy addressees |
| your | adresatıngyour addressee | adresatlarıngyour addressees |
| his / her | adresatıhis / her addressee | adresatlarıhis / her addressees |
| our | adresatıbızour addressee | adresatlarıbızour addressees |
| you all's | adresatığızyou all's addressee | adresatlarığızyou all's addressees |
| their | adresatlarıtheir addressee | adresatlarıtheir addressees |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: adresatları can mean "his / her addressees", "their addressee", or "their addressees" — context decides.