gestapo
/ɡestapo/
Definition
the Gestapo, the secret police of Nazi Germany
- gestapoğa eltgendile — they took him to the Gestapo
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| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | gestapothe Gestapo | gestapolathe Gestapoes | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | gestaponuthe Gestapo's | gestapolanıthe Gestapoes' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | gestaponuthe Gestapo (as the object) | gestapolanıthe Gestapoes (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | gestapoğato the Gestapo | gestapolağato the Gestapoes | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | gestapodaat / in the Gestapo | gestapoladaat / in the Gestapoes | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | gestapodanfrom the Gestapo | gestapoladanfrom the Gestapoes | 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 | gestapommy Gestapo | gestapolarımmy Gestapoes |
| your | gestapongyour Gestapo | gestapolarıngyour Gestapoes |
| his / her | gestaposuhis / her Gestapo | gestapolarıhis / her Gestapoes |
| our | gestapobuzour Gestapo | gestapolarıbızour Gestapoes |
| you all's | gestapoğuzyou all's Gestapo | gestapolarığızyou all's Gestapoes |
| their | gestapolarıtheir Gestapo | gestapolarıtheir Gestapoes |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: gestapoları can mean "his / her Gestapoes", "their Gestapo", or "their Gestapoes" — context decides.