dekan
/dekan/
Definition
dean, the head of a faculty of a higher educational institution
- fakultetni dekanı — the dean of the faculty
- dekan studentle bla uşaq etdi — the dean spoke with the students
- ol dekan bolub işleydi — he works as a dean
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | dekanthe dean | dekanlathe deans | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | dekannıthe dean's | dekanlanıthe deans' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | dekannıthe dean (as the object) | dekanlanıthe deans (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | dekangato the dean | dekanlağato the deans | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | dekandaat / in the dean | dekanladaat / in the deans | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | dekandanfrom the dean | dekanladanfrom the deans | 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 | dekanımmy dean | dekanlarımmy deans |
| your | dekanıngyour dean | dekanlarıngyour deans |
| his / her | dekanıhis / her dean | dekanlarıhis / her deans |
| our | dekanıbızour dean | dekanlarıbızour deans |
| you all's | dekanığızyou all's dean | dekanlarığızyou all's deans |
| their | dekanlarıtheir dean | dekanlarıtheir deans |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: dekanları can mean "his / her deans", "their dean", or "their deans" — context decides.