agent
/aɡent/ · plural agentle
1. agent, a representative of an organization who carries out its business errands
- nalog agent — a tax agent
- satıw-alıw agent — a trading agent
- nalognu agenti — the tax agent
- agent bla söleşdik — we spoke with the agent
- agentni ızından iydile — they sent someone after the agent
2. spy, secret agent
- jawnu agentleri — the enemy's agents
- agentni tutdula — they seized the spy
- agent jaşırın işlegendi — the agent worked secretly
3. agent, a person who serves someone else's interests
- imperializmni agentleri — the agents of imperialism
- baylanı agenti — the agent of the rich
- ol bir kişini agenti tüldü — he is no one's agent
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | agentthe agent | agentimmy agent | agentiŋyour agent | agentihis agent | agentibizour agent | agentigizyou all's agent | agentleritheir agents |
| Genitive | agentnithe agent's | agentimimy agent's | agentiŋiyour agent's | agentinihis agent's | agentibizniour agent's | agentigizniyou all's agent's | agentlerinitheir agents' |
| Accusative | agentnithe agent (as the object) | agentimimy agent (as the object) | agentiŋiyour agent (as the object) | agentinhis agent (as the object) | agentibizniour agent (as the object) | agentigizniyou all's agent (as the object) | agentlerintheir agents (as the object) |
| Dative | agentgeto the agent | agentimeto my agent | agentiŋeto your agent | agentineto his agent | agentibizgeto our agent | agentigizgeto you all's agent | agentlerineto their agents |
| Locative | agentdein / at the agent | agentimdein / at my agent | agentiŋdein / at your agent | agentindein / at his agent | agentibizdein / at our agent | agentigizdein / at you all's agent | agentlerindein / at their agents |
| Ablative | agentdenfrom the agent | agentimdenfrom my agent | agentiŋdenfrom your agent | agentindenfrom his agent | agentibizdenfrom our agent | agentigizdenfrom you all's agent | agentlerindenfrom their agents |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | agentlethe agents | agentlerimmy agents | agentleriŋyour agents | agentlerihis agents | agentleribizour agents | agentlerigizyou all's agents | agentleritheir agents |
| Genitive | agentlenithe agents' | agentlerimimy agents' | agentleriŋiyour agents' | agentlerinihis agents' | agentleribizniour agents' | agentlerigizniyou all's agents' | agentlerinitheir agents' |
| Accusative | agentlenithe agents (as the object) | agentlerimimy agents (as the object) | agentleriŋiyour agents (as the object) | agentlerinhis agents (as the object) | agentleribizniour agents (as the object) | agentlerigizniyou all's agents (as the object) | agentlerintheir agents (as the object) |
| Dative | agentlegeto the agents | agentlerimeto my agents | agentleriŋeto your agents | agentlerineto his agents | agentleribizgeto our agents | agentlerigizgeto you all's agents | agentlerineto their agents |
| Locative | agentledein / at the agents | agentlerimdein / at my agents | agentleriŋdein / at your agents | agentlerindein / at his agents | agentleribizdein / at our agents | agentlerigizdein / at you all's agents | agentlerindein / at their agents |
| Ablative | agentledenfrom the agents | agentlerimdenfrom my agents | agentleriŋdenfrom your agents | agentlerindenfrom his agents | agentleribizdenfrom our agents | agentlerigizdenfrom you all's agents | agentlerindenfrom their agents |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: agentleri can mean "his / her agents", "their agent", or "their agents" — context decides.
Whose it is
| Case | one thing, one owner | several things, one owner | one thing, several owners | several things, several owners |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | agentnikithe agent's one | agentnikilethe agent's ones | agentlenikithe agents' one | agentlenikilethe agents' ones |
| Genitive | agentnikiniof the agent's one | agentnikileniof the agent's ones | agentlenikiniof the agents' one | agentlenikileniof the agents' ones |
| Accusative | agentnikinthe agent's one (as the object) | agentnikilenithe agent's ones (as the object) | agentlenikinthe agents' one (as the object) | agentlenikilenithe agents' ones (as the object) |
| Dative | agentnikineto the agent's one | agentnikilegeto the agent's ones | agentlenikineto the agents' one | agentlenikilegeto the agents' ones |
| Locative | agentnikindein / at the agent's one | agentnikiledein / at the agent's ones | agentlenikindein / at the agents' one | agentlenikiledein / at the agents' ones |
| Ablative | agentnikindenfrom the agent's one | agentnikiledenfrom the agent's ones | agentlenikindenfrom the agents' one | agentlenikiledenfrom the agents' ones |
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.