brigada
/briɡada/
Definitions
1. a work team, a production unit
- kolhoz brigada — a collective-farm team
- alçı brigada — a leading team
- brigadanı çleni — a member of the team
2. a brigade, a military formation of several regiments
- partizan brigada — a partisan brigade
- asker brigada — an army brigade
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | brigadathe team | brigadalathe teams | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | brigadanıthe team's | brigadalanıthe teams' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | brigadanıthe team (as the object) | brigadalanıthe teams (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | brigadağato the team | brigadalağato the teams | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | brigadadaat / in the team | brigadaladaat / in the teams | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | brigadadanfrom the team | brigadaladanfrom the teams | 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 | brigadammy team | brigadalarımmy teams |
| your | brigadangyour team | brigadalarıngyour teams |
| his / her | brigadasıhis / her team | brigadalarıhis / her teams |
| our | brigadabızour team | brigadalarıbızour teams |
| you all's | brigadağızyou all's team | brigadalarığızyou all's teams |
| their | brigadalarıtheir team | brigadalarıtheir teams |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: brigadaları can mean "his / her teams", "their team", or "their teams" — context decides.