futbolist
/futbolist/ · plural futbolistle
soccer player, footballer — A loan from Russian. Guzeev 1996–2005 refers it to the native-formed synonym futbolçu, and Suyunchev and Urusbiev 1965 gives both words.
- qarnaşım futbolistdi — my brother is a soccer player
- futbolist bolsaŋ edi — if only you were a soccer player
- bizni mahtawlu futbolistleribiz — our famous soccer players
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | futbolistthe footballer | futbolistimmy footballer | futbolistiŋyour footballer | futbolistihis footballer | futbolistibizour footballer | futbolistigizyou all's footballer | futbolistleritheir footballers |
| Genitive | futbolistnithe footballer's | futbolistimimy footballer's | futbolistiŋiyour footballer's | futbolistinihis footballer's | futbolistibizniour footballer's | futbolistigizniyou all's footballer's | futbolistlerinitheir footballers' |
| Accusative | futbolistnithe footballer (as the object) | futbolistimimy footballer (as the object) | futbolistiŋiyour footballer (as the object) | futbolistinhis footballer (as the object) | futbolistibizniour footballer (as the object) | futbolistigizniyou all's footballer (as the object) | futbolistlerintheir footballers (as the object) |
| Dative | futbolistgeto the footballer | futbolistimeto my footballer | futbolistiŋeto your footballer | futbolistineto his footballer | futbolistibizgeto our footballer | futbolistigizgeto you all's footballer | futbolistlerineto their footballers |
| Locative | futbolistdein / at the footballer | futbolistimdein / at my footballer | futbolistiŋdein / at your footballer | futbolistindein / at his footballer | futbolistibizdein / at our footballer | futbolistigizdein / at you all's footballer | futbolistlerindein / at their footballers |
| Ablative | futbolistdenfrom the footballer | futbolistimdenfrom my footballer | futbolistiŋdenfrom your footballer | futbolistindenfrom his footballer | futbolistibizdenfrom our footballer | futbolistigizdenfrom you all's footballer | futbolistlerindenfrom their footballers |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | futbolistlethe footballers | futbolistlerimmy footballers | futbolistleriŋyour footballers | futbolistlerihis footballers | futbolistleribizour footballers | futbolistlerigizyou all's footballers | futbolistleritheir footballers |
| Genitive | futbolistlenithe footballers' | futbolistlerimimy footballers' | futbolistleriŋiyour footballers' | futbolistlerinihis footballers' | futbolistleribizniour footballers' | futbolistlerigizniyou all's footballers' | futbolistlerinitheir footballers' |
| Accusative | futbolistlenithe footballers (as the object) | futbolistlerimimy footballers (as the object) | futbolistleriŋiyour footballers (as the object) | futbolistlerinhis footballers (as the object) | futbolistleribizniour footballers (as the object) | futbolistlerigizniyou all's footballers (as the object) | futbolistlerintheir footballers (as the object) |
| Dative | futbolistlegeto the footballers | futbolistlerimeto my footballers | futbolistleriŋeto your footballers | futbolistlerineto his footballers | futbolistleribizgeto our footballers | futbolistlerigizgeto you all's footballers | futbolistlerineto their footballers |
| Locative | futbolistledein / at the footballers | futbolistlerimdein / at my footballers | futbolistleriŋdein / at your footballers | futbolistlerindein / at his footballers | futbolistleribizdein / at our footballers | futbolistlerigizdein / at you all's footballers | futbolistlerindein / at their footballers |
| Ablative | futbolistledenfrom the footballers | futbolistlerimdenfrom my footballers | futbolistleriŋdenfrom your footballers | futbolistlerindenfrom his footballers | futbolistleribizdenfrom our footballers | futbolistlerigizdenfrom you all's footballers | futbolistlerindenfrom their footballers |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: futbolistleri can mean "his / her footballers", "their footballer", or "their footballers" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.