direktor
/direktor/
Definition
director, the head of an institution or enterprise
- direktornu kabineti — the director's office
- mektebni direktoru sabiyleni alğışladı — the school's director congratulated the children
- direktor sabır halda söleşdi — the director spoke in a calm manner
Feedback
or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | direktorthe director | direktorlathe directors | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | direktornuthe director's | direktorlanıthe directors' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | direktornuthe director (as the object) | direktorlanıthe directors (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | direktorğato the director | direktorlağato the directors | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | direktordaat / in the director | direktorladaat / in the directors | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | direktordanfrom the director | direktorladanfrom the directors | 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 | direktorummy director | direktorlarımmy directors |
| your | direktorungyour director | direktorlarıngyour directors |
| his / her | direktoruhis / her director | direktorlarıhis / her directors |
| our | direktorubuzour director | direktorlarıbızour directors |
| you all's | direktoruğuzyou all's director | direktorlarığızyou all's directors |
| their | direktorlarıtheir director | direktorlarıtheir 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.