direktor
/direktor/ · plural direktorla
director, the head of an enterprise, institution or school
- direktornu kabineti — the director's office
- alğınŋı direktor — the former director
- direktorğa kir — go in to the director
- mektebni direktoru sabiyleni alğışladı — the school's director congratulated the children
- direktor sabır halda söleşdi — the director spoke in a calm manner
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | direktorthe director | direktorummy director | direktoruŋyour director | direktoruhis director | direktorubuzour director | direktoruğuzyou all's director | direktorlarıtheir directors |
| Genitive | direktornuthe director's | direktorumumy director's | direktoruŋuyour director's | direktorunuhis director's | direktorubuznuour director's | direktoruğuznuyou all's director's | direktorlarınıtheir directors' |
| Accusative | direktornuthe director (as the object) | direktorumumy director (as the object) | direktoruŋuyour director (as the object) | direktorunhis director (as the object) | direktorubuznuour director (as the object) | direktoruğuznuyou all's director (as the object) | direktorlarıntheir directors (as the object) |
| Dative | direktorğato the director | direktorumato my director | direktoruŋato your director | direktorunato his director | direktorubuzğato our director | direktoruğuzğato you all's director | direktorlarınato their directors |
| Locative | direktordain / at the director | direktorumdain / at my director | direktoruŋdain / at your director | direktorundain / at his director | direktorubuzdain / at our director | direktoruğuzdain / at you all's director | direktorlarındain / at their directors |
| Ablative | direktordanfrom the director | direktorumdanfrom my director | direktoruŋdanfrom your director | direktorundanfrom his director | direktorubuzdanfrom our director | direktoruğuzdanfrom you all's director | direktorlarındanfrom their directors |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | direktorlathe directors | direktorlarımmy directors | direktorlarıŋyour directors | direktorlarıhis directors | direktorlarıbızour directors | direktorlarığızyou all's directors | direktorlarıtheir directors |
| Genitive | direktorlanıthe directors' | direktorlarımımy directors' | direktorlarıŋıyour directors' | direktorlarınıhis directors' | direktorlarıbıznıour directors' | direktorlarığıznıyou all's directors' | direktorlarınıtheir directors' |
| Accusative | direktorlanıthe directors (as the object) | direktorlarımımy directors (as the object) | direktorlarıŋıyour directors (as the object) | direktorlarınhis directors (as the object) | direktorlarıbıznıour directors (as the object) | direktorlarığıznıyou all's directors (as the object) | direktorlarıntheir directors (as the object) |
| Dative | direktorlağato the directors | direktorlarımato my directors | direktorlarıŋato your directors | direktorlarınato his directors | direktorlarıbızğato our directors | direktorlarığızğato you all's directors | direktorlarınato their directors |
| Locative | direktorladain / at the directors | direktorlarımdain / at my directors | direktorlarıŋdain / at your directors | direktorlarındain / at his directors | direktorlarıbızdain / at our directors | direktorlarığızdain / at you all's directors | direktorlarındain / at their directors |
| Ablative | direktorladanfrom the directors | direktorlarımdanfrom my directors | direktorlarıŋdanfrom your directors | direktorlarındanfrom his directors | direktorlarıbızdanfrom our directors | direktorlarığızdanfrom you all's directors | direktorlarındanfrom their directors |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: direktorları can mean "his / her directors", "their director", or "their directors" — context decides.
Whose it is
| Case | one thing, one owner | several things, one owner | one thing, several owners | several things, several owners |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | direktornuquthe director's one | direktornuqulathe director's ones | direktorlanıqıthe directors' one | direktorlanıqılathe directors' ones |
| Genitive | direktornuqunuof the director's one | direktornuqulanıof the director's ones | direktorlanıqınıof the directors' one | direktorlanıqılanıof the directors' ones |
| Accusative | direktornuqunthe director's one (as the object) | direktornuqulanıthe director's ones (as the object) | direktorlanıqınthe directors' one (as the object) | direktorlanıqılanıthe directors' ones (as the object) |
| Dative | direktornuqunato the director's one | direktornuqulağato the director's ones | direktorlanıqınato the directors' one | direktorlanıqılağato the directors' ones |
| Locative | direktornuqundain / at the director's one | direktornuquladain / at the director's ones | direktorlanıqındain / at the directors' one | direktorlanıqıladain / at the directors' ones |
| Ablative | direktornuqundanfrom the director's one | direktornuquladanfrom the director's ones | direktorlanıqındanfrom the directors' one | direktorlanıqıladanfrom the directors' ones |
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.