druzhina
/druʒina/
Definition
a squad, an organised voluntary detachment
- pioner druzhina — a pioneer squad
- halq druzhinala — the people's voluntary squads
- ot juqlatıwçu druzhina — a fire brigade
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | druzhinathe squad | druzhinalathe squads | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | druzhinanıthe squad's | druzhinalanıthe squads' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | druzhinanıthe squad (as the object) | druzhinalanıthe squads (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | druzhinağato the squad | druzhinalağato the squads | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | druzhinadaat / in the squad | druzhinaladaat / in the squads | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | druzhinadanfrom the squad | druzhinaladanfrom the squads | 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 | druzhinammy squad | druzhinalarımmy squads |
| your | druzhinangyour squad | druzhinalarıngyour squads |
| his / her | druzhinasıhis / her squad | druzhinalarıhis / her squads |
| our | druzhinabızour squad | druzhinalarıbızour squads |
| you all's | druzhinağızyou all's squad | druzhinalarığızyou all's squads |
| their | druzhinalarıtheir squad | druzhinalarıtheir squads |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: druzhinaları can mean "his / her squads", "their squad", or "their squads" — context decides.