agent
/aɡent/
Definitions
1. an agent, a representative who carries out an organization's business
- nalognu agenti — the tax agent
- satıw-alıw agent — a trading agent
- agentni ızından iydile — they sent the agent after him
2. a spy, a secret servant of a foreign intelligence service
- jawnu agentleri — the enemy's agents
- agentni tutdula — they seized the spy
3. a person who acts in the service of another's interests
- imperializmni agentleri — the agents of imperialism
- baylanı agenti — a man in the service of the rich
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | agentthe agent | agentlethe agents | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | agentnithe agent's | agentlenithe agents' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | agentnithe agent (as the object) | agentlenithe agents (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | agentgeto the agent | agentlegeto the agents | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | agentdeat / in the agent | agentledeat / in the agents | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | agentdenfrom the agent | agentledenfrom the agents | 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 | agentimmy agent | agentlerimmy agents |
| your | agentingyour agent | agentleringyour agents |
| his / her | agentihis / her agent | agentlerihis / her agents |
| our | agentibizour agent | agentleribizour agents |
| you all's | agentigizyou all's agent | agentlerigizyou all's agents |
| their | agentleritheir agent | agentleritheir 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.