aktör
/aktør/
Definition
an actor, a performer on the stage or screen
- belgili aktör — a well-known actor
- aktör bölüm — an acting department
- oyunnu aktörları — the actors in the performance
Feedback
or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | aktörthe actor | aktörlethe actors | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | aktörnüthe actor's | aktörlenithe actors' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | aktörnüthe actor (as the object) | aktörlenithe actors (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | aktörgeto the actor | aktörlegeto the actors | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | aktördeat / in the actor | aktörledeat / in the actors | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | aktördenfrom the actor | aktörledenfrom the actors | 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 | aktörümmy actor | aktörlerimmy actors |
| your | aktörüngyour actor | aktörleringyour actors |
| his / her | aktörühis / her actor | aktörlerihis / her actors |
| our | aktörübüzour actor | aktörleribizour actors |
| you all's | aktörügüzyou all's actor | aktörlerigizyou all's actors |
| their | aktörleritheir actor | aktörleritheir actors |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: aktörleri can mean "his / her actors", "their actor", or "their actors" — context decides.