asker
/asker/ · plural askerle
1. army, armed forces — Before another noun it means military: asker uçilişe military school, asker akademiya military academy, asker prisyaga military oath.
- Qızıl Asker — the Red Army
- Sovet Asker — the Soviet Army
- jayaw asker — the infantry
- atlı asker — the cavalry
- hazır asker — a regular army
- endi meni askerim bardı — now I have an army
- küçlü asker da qolaysızdı — even a strong army is weak
- asker tamada — a military commander
- asker kiyimle — military uniform
- asker başçını kiyimlerin keltirigiz — bring the commander's uniform
2. soldier, troops
- bir asker eşikni açdı — a soldier opened the door
- askerle keldile — the soldiers came
- askerle jolda turadıla — the troops are standing on the road
- tohtab turğan askerle ketib başladıla — the stationed troops began to leave
- askerle — troops
3. military service
- askerde zamanımda — when I was in the army
- askerge alırğa — to call someone up into the army
- anı askerge aldıla — they called him up into the army
- askerde eki jıl turdum — I served two years in the army
- asker qulluqğa bardı — he went off to do his military service
- askerden qayıthan — one who has come back from military service
4. crowd, throng, horde (of people)
- saw askerni qaydan asırayıq? — how are we to feed such a crowd?
- bu askerni biz qalay keçindirlikbiz — how will we provide for this horde
- asker jıyıldı arbazğa — a throng gathered in the yard
- bir asker adam — a whole crowd of people
5. ground forces, land army
- askerde em flotda qulluq eterge — to serve in the army and the navy
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | askerthe army | askerimmy army | askeriŋyour army | askerihis army | askeribizour army | askerigizyou all's army | askerleritheir armies |
| Genitive | askernithe army's | askerimimy army's | askeriŋiyour army's | askerinihis army's | askeribizniour army's | askerigizniyou all's army's | askerlerinitheir armies' |
| Accusative | askernithe army (as the object) | askerimimy army (as the object) | askeriŋiyour army (as the object) | askerinhis army (as the object) | askeribizniour army (as the object) | askerigizniyou all's army (as the object) | askerlerintheir armies (as the object) |
| Dative | askergeto the army | askerimeto my army | askeriŋeto your army | askerineto his army | askeribizgeto our army | askerigizgeto you all's army | askerlerineto their armies |
| Locative | askerdein / at the army | askerimdein / at my army | askeriŋdein / at your army | askerindein / at his army | askeribizdein / at our army | askerigizdein / at you all's army | askerlerindein / at their armies |
| Ablative | askerdenfrom the army | askerimdenfrom my army | askeriŋdenfrom your army | askerindenfrom his army | askeribizdenfrom our army | askerigizdenfrom you all's army | askerlerindenfrom their armies |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | askerlethe armies | askerlerimmy armies | askerleriŋyour armies | askerlerihis armies | askerleribizour armies | askerlerigizyou all's armies | askerleritheir armies |
| Genitive | askerlenithe armies' | askerlerimimy armies' | askerleriŋiyour armies' | askerlerinihis armies' | askerleribizniour armies' | askerlerigizniyou all's armies' | askerlerinitheir armies' |
| Accusative | askerlenithe armies (as the object) | askerlerimimy armies (as the object) | askerleriŋiyour armies (as the object) | askerlerinhis armies (as the object) | askerleribizniour armies (as the object) | askerlerigizniyou all's armies (as the object) | askerlerintheir armies (as the object) |
| Dative | askerlegeto the armies | askerlerimeto my armies | askerleriŋeto your armies | askerlerineto his armies | askerleribizgeto our armies | askerlerigizgeto you all's armies | askerlerineto their armies |
| Locative | askerledein / at the armies | askerlerimdein / at my armies | askerleriŋdein / at your armies | askerlerindein / at his armies | askerleribizdein / at our armies | askerlerigizdein / at you all's armies | askerlerindein / at their armies |
| Ablative | askerledenfrom the armies | askerlerimdenfrom my armies | askerleriŋdenfrom your armies | askerlerindenfrom his armies | askerleribizdenfrom our armies | askerlerigizdenfrom you all's armies | askerlerindenfrom their armies |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: askerleri can mean "his / her armies", "their army", or "their armies" — context decides.
Whose it is
| Case | one thing, one owner | several things, one owner | one thing, several owners | several things, several owners |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | askernikithe army's one | askernikilethe army's ones | askerlenikithe armies' one | askerlenikilethe armies' ones |
| Genitive | askernikiniof the army's one | askernikileniof the army's ones | askerlenikiniof the armies' one | askerlenikileniof the armies' ones |
| Accusative | askernikinthe army's one (as the object) | askernikilenithe army's ones (as the object) | askerlenikinthe armies' one (as the object) | askerlenikilenithe armies' ones (as the object) |
| Dative | askernikineto the army's one | askernikilegeto the army's ones | askerlenikineto the armies' one | askerlenikilegeto the armies' ones |
| Locative | askernikindein / at the army's one | askernikiledein / at the army's ones | askerlenikindein / at the armies' one | askerlenikiledein / at the armies' ones |
| Ablative | askernikindenfrom the army's one | askernikiledenfrom the army's ones | askerlenikindenfrom the armies' one | askerlenikiledenfrom the armies' ones |
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.