general
/ɡeneral/ · plural generalla
general, an officer of the highest ranks — Before another noun it means a general's, as in general çın "the rank of general". The explanatory dictionaries also define it as the name of the rank itself.
- general çın — the rank of general
- armiyanı generalı — general of the army
- generalla jıyılıwğa keldile — the generals came to the meeting
- general askerni allında bara edi — the general was going at the head of the army
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | generalthe general | generalımmy general | generalıŋyour general | generalıhis general | generalıbızour general | generalığızyou all's general | generallarıtheir generals |
| Genitive | generalnıthe general's | generalımımy general's | generalıŋıyour general's | generalınıhis general's | generalıbıznıour general's | generalığıznıyou all's general's | generallarınıtheir generals' |
| Accusative | generalnıthe general (as the object) | generalımımy general (as the object) | generalıŋıyour general (as the object) | generalınhis general (as the object) | generalıbıznıour general (as the object) | generalığıznıyou all's general (as the object) | generallarıntheir generals (as the object) |
| Dative | generalğato the general | generalımato my general | generalıŋato your general | generalınato his general | generalıbızğato our general | generalığızğato you all's general | generallarınato their generals |
| Locative | generaldain / at the general | generalımdain / at my general | generalıŋdain / at your general | generalındain / at his general | generalıbızdain / at our general | generalığızdain / at you all's general | generallarındain / at their generals |
| Ablative | generaldanfrom the general | generalımdanfrom my general | generalıŋdanfrom your general | generalındanfrom his general | generalıbızdanfrom our general | generalığızdanfrom you all's general | generallarındanfrom their generals |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | generallathe generals | generallarımmy generals | generallarıŋyour generals | generallarıhis generals | generallarıbızour generals | generallarığızyou all's generals | generallarıtheir generals |
| Genitive | generallanıthe generals' | generallarımımy generals' | generallarıŋıyour generals' | generallarınıhis generals' | generallarıbıznıour generals' | generallarığıznıyou all's generals' | generallarınıtheir generals' |
| Accusative | generallanıthe generals (as the object) | generallarımımy generals (as the object) | generallarıŋıyour generals (as the object) | generallarınhis generals (as the object) | generallarıbıznıour generals (as the object) | generallarığıznıyou all's generals (as the object) | generallarıntheir generals (as the object) |
| Dative | generallağato the generals | generallarımato my generals | generallarıŋato your generals | generallarınato his generals | generallarıbızğato our generals | generallarığızğato you all's generals | generallarınato their generals |
| Locative | generalladain / at the generals | generallarımdain / at my generals | generallarıŋdain / at your generals | generallarındain / at his generals | generallarıbızdain / at our generals | generallarığızdain / at you all's generals | generallarındain / at their generals |
| Ablative | generalladanfrom the generals | generallarımdanfrom my generals | generallarıŋdanfrom your generals | generallarındanfrom his generals | generallarıbızdanfrom our generals | generallarığızdanfrom you all's generals | generallarındanfrom their generals |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: generalları can mean "his / her generals", "their general", or "their generals" — context decides.
Whose it is
| Case | one thing, one owner | several things, one owner | one thing, several owners | several things, several owners |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | generalnıqıthe general's one | generalnıqılathe general's ones | generallanıqıthe generals' one | generallanıqılathe generals' ones |
| Genitive | generalnıqınıof the general's one | generalnıqılanıof the general's ones | generallanıqınıof the generals' one | generallanıqılanıof the generals' ones |
| Accusative | generalnıqınthe general's one (as the object) | generalnıqılanıthe general's ones (as the object) | generallanıqınthe generals' one (as the object) | generallanıqılanıthe generals' ones (as the object) |
| Dative | generalnıqınato the general's one | generalnıqılağato the general's ones | generallanıqınato the generals' one | generallanıqılağato the generals' ones |
| Locative | generalnıqındain / at the general's one | generalnıqıladain / at the general's ones | generallanıqındain / at the generals' one | generallanıqıladain / at the generals' ones |
| Ablative | generalnıqındanfrom the general's one | generalnıqıladanfrom the general's ones | generallanıqındanfrom the generals' one | generallanıqıladanfrom the generals' ones |
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.