buhgalter
/buxɡalter/
Definition
accountant, bookkeeper
- buhgalter bolurğa — to be an accountant
- buhgalterge barırğa — to go to the accountant
- buhgalter işleydi — the accountant is at work
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | buhgalterthe accountant | buhgalterlethe accountants | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | buhgalternithe accountant's | buhgalterlenithe accountants' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | buhgalternithe accountant (as the object) | buhgalterlenithe accountants (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | buhgaltergeto the accountant | buhgalterlegeto the accountants | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | buhgalterdeat / in the accountant | buhgalterledeat / in the accountants | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | buhgalterdenfrom the accountant | buhgalterledenfrom the accountants | 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 | buhgalterimmy accountant | buhgalterlerimmy accountants |
| your | buhgalteringyour accountant | buhgalterleringyour accountants |
| his / her | buhgalterihis / her accountant | buhgalterlerihis / her accountants |
| our | buhgalteribizour accountant | buhgalterleribizour accountants |
| you all's | buhgalterigizyou all's accountant | buhgalterlerigizyou all's accountants |
| their | buhgalterleritheir accountant | buhgalterleritheir accountants |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: buhgalterleri can mean "his / her accountants", "their accountant", or "their accountants" — context decides.