gospodin
/ɡospodin/ · plural gospodinle
gentleman, sir; a respectful form of address to a man of standing
- bir aşhılıq etermi edigiz, gospodin — would you do a kindness, sir
- ashaq gospodin aqırın jötel etdi — the lame gentleman coughed quietly
- gospodin üyge kirdi — the gentleman came into the house
- gospodin, salam aleykum — greetings, sir
- ashaq gospodin — the lame gentleman
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | gospodinthe sir | gospodinimmy sir | gospodiniŋyour sir | gospodinihis sir | gospodinibizour sir | gospodinigizyou all's sir | gospodinleritheir sirs |
| Genitive | gospodinnithe sir's | gospodinimimy sir's | gospodiniŋiyour sir's | gospodininihis sir's | gospodinibizniour sir's | gospodinigizniyou all's sir's | gospodinlerinitheir sirs' |
| Accusative | gospodinnithe sir (as the object) | gospodinimimy sir (as the object) | gospodiniŋiyour sir (as the object) | gospodininhis sir (as the object) | gospodinibizniour sir (as the object) | gospodinigizniyou all's sir (as the object) | gospodinlerintheir sirs (as the object) |
| Dative | gospodinŋeto the sir | gospodinimeto my sir | gospodiniŋeto your sir | gospodinineto his sir | gospodinibizgeto our sir | gospodinigizgeto you all's sir | gospodinlerineto their sirs |
| Locative | gospodindein / at the sir | gospodinimdein / at my sir | gospodiniŋdein / at your sir | gospodinindein / at his sir | gospodinibizdein / at our sir | gospodinigizdein / at you all's sir | gospodinlerindein / at their sirs |
| Ablative | gospodindenfrom the sir | gospodinimdenfrom my sir | gospodiniŋdenfrom your sir | gospodinindenfrom his sir | gospodinibizdenfrom our sir | gospodinigizdenfrom you all's sir | gospodinlerindenfrom their sirs |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | gospodinlethe sirs | gospodinlerimmy sirs | gospodinleriŋyour sirs | gospodinlerihis sirs | gospodinleribizour sirs | gospodinlerigizyou all's sirs | gospodinleritheir sirs |
| Genitive | gospodinlenithe sirs' | gospodinlerimimy sirs' | gospodinleriŋiyour sirs' | gospodinlerinihis sirs' | gospodinleribizniour sirs' | gospodinlerigizniyou all's sirs' | gospodinlerinitheir sirs' |
| Accusative | gospodinlenithe sirs (as the object) | gospodinlerimimy sirs (as the object) | gospodinleriŋiyour sirs (as the object) | gospodinlerinhis sirs (as the object) | gospodinleribizniour sirs (as the object) | gospodinlerigizniyou all's sirs (as the object) | gospodinlerintheir sirs (as the object) |
| Dative | gospodinlegeto the sirs | gospodinlerimeto my sirs | gospodinleriŋeto your sirs | gospodinlerineto his sirs | gospodinleribizgeto our sirs | gospodinlerigizgeto you all's sirs | gospodinlerineto their sirs |
| Locative | gospodinledein / at the sirs | gospodinlerimdein / at my sirs | gospodinleriŋdein / at your sirs | gospodinlerindein / at his sirs | gospodinleribizdein / at our sirs | gospodinlerigizdein / at you all's sirs | gospodinlerindein / at their sirs |
| Ablative | gospodinledenfrom the sirs | gospodinlerimdenfrom my sirs | gospodinleriŋdenfrom your sirs | gospodinlerindenfrom his sirs | gospodinleribizdenfrom our sirs | gospodinlerigizdenfrom you all's sirs | gospodinlerindenfrom their sirs |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: gospodinleri can mean "his / her sirs", "their sir", or "their sirs" — context decides.
Whose it is
| Case | one thing, one owner | several things, one owner | one thing, several owners | several things, several owners |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | gospodinnikithe sir's one | gospodinnikilethe sir's ones | gospodinlenikithe sirs' one | gospodinlenikilethe sirs' ones |
| Genitive | gospodinnikiniof the sir's one | gospodinnikileniof the sir's ones | gospodinlenikiniof the sirs' one | gospodinlenikileniof the sirs' ones |
| Accusative | gospodinnikinthe sir's one (as the object) | gospodinnikilenithe sir's ones (as the object) | gospodinlenikinthe sirs' one (as the object) | gospodinlenikilenithe sirs' ones (as the object) |
| Dative | gospodinnikineto the sir's one | gospodinnikilegeto the sir's ones | gospodinlenikineto the sirs' one | gospodinlenikilegeto the sirs' ones |
| Locative | gospodinnikindein / at the sir's one | gospodinnikiledein / at the sir's ones | gospodinlenikindein / at the sirs' one | gospodinlenikiledein / at the sirs' ones |
| Ablative | gospodinnikindenfrom the sir's one | gospodinnikiledenfrom the sir's ones | gospodinlenikindenfrom the sirs' one | gospodinlenikiledenfrom the sirs' ones |
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.