askerçi
/askertʃi/
Definition
a member of an army, a soldier
- taw askerçi — a mountain trooper
- qızıl askerçi — a Red Army soldier
- qazawatha sürülgen askerçile — soldiers driven into war
Related
askerbasearmy, armed forces; soldier; military service; crowd, throngaskerçilikqualitymilitary service; the condition of being a soldier
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | askerçithe soldier | askerçilethe soldiers | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | askerçinithe soldier's | askerçilenithe soldiers' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | askerçinithe soldier (as the object) | askerçilenithe soldiers (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | askerçigeto the soldier | askerçilegeto the soldiers | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | askerçideat / in the soldier | askerçiledeat / in the soldiers | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | askerçidenfrom the soldier | askerçiledenfrom the soldiers | 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 | askerçimmy soldier | askerçilerimmy soldiers |
| your | askerçingyour soldier | askerçileringyour soldiers |
| his / her | askerçisihis / her soldier | askerçilerihis / her soldiers |
| our | askerçibizour soldier | askerçileribizour soldiers |
| you all's | askerçigizyou all's soldier | askerçilerigizyou all's soldiers |
| their | askerçileritheir soldier | askerçileritheir soldiers |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: askerçileri can mean "his / her soldiers", "their soldier", or "their soldiers" — context decides.