etnograf
/etnoɡraf/
Definition
ethnographer, a scholar who studies peoples and their customs
- belgili etnograf — a well-known ethnographer
- etnograf jazğandı — the ethnographer has written
- etnograflanı işleri — the works of the ethnographers
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | etnografthe ethnographer | etnograflathe ethnographers | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | etnografnıthe ethnographer's | etnograflanıthe ethnographers' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | etnografnıthe ethnographer (as the object) | etnograflanıthe ethnographers (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | etnografhato the ethnographer | etnograflağato the ethnographers | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | etnografdaat / in the ethnographer | etnografladaat / in the ethnographers | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | etnografdanfrom the ethnographer | etnografladanfrom the ethnographers | 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 | etnografımmy ethnographer | etnograflarımmy ethnographers |
| your | etnografıngyour ethnographer | etnograflarıngyour ethnographers |
| his / her | etnografıhis / her ethnographer | etnograflarıhis / her ethnographers |
| our | etnografıbızour ethnographer | etnograflarıbızour ethnographers |
| you all's | etnografığızyou all's ethnographer | etnograflarığızyou all's ethnographers |
| their | etnograflarıtheir ethnographer | etnograflarıtheir ethnographers |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: etnografları can mean "his / her ethnographers", "their ethnographer", or "their ethnographers" — context decides.