dezhurnıy
/deʒurnɯj/
Definition
duty officer, the person on duty, the one whose turn it is to keep watch or to serve
- bügün dezhurnıy kimdi? — who is on duty today?
- dezhurnıy bolurğa — to be on duty
- dezhurnıy klasda qaldı — the one on duty stayed in the classroom
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | dezhurnıythe duty officer | dezhurnıylathe duty officers | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | dezhurnıynıthe duty officer's | dezhurnıylanıthe duty officers' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | dezhurnıynıthe duty officer (as the object) | dezhurnıylanıthe duty officers (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | dezhurnıyğato the duty officer | dezhurnıylağato the duty officers | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | dezhurnıydaat / in the duty officer | dezhurnıyladaat / in the duty officers | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | dezhurnıydanfrom the duty officer | dezhurnıyladanfrom the duty officers | 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 | dezhurnıyımmy duty officer | dezhurnıylarımmy duty officers |
| your | dezhurnıyıngyour duty officer | dezhurnıylarıngyour duty officers |
| his / her | dezhurnıyıhis / her duty officer | dezhurnıylarıhis / her duty officers |
| our | dezhurnıyıbızour duty officer | dezhurnıylarıbızour duty officers |
| you all's | dezhurnıyığızyou all's duty officer | dezhurnıylarığızyou all's duty officers |
| their | dezhurnıylarıtheir duty officer | dezhurnıylarıtheir duty officers |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: dezhurnıyları can mean "his / her duty officers", "their duty officer", or "their duty officers" — context decides.