gvardiya
/ɡvardija/ · plural gvardiyala
guard, elite troops of an army
- gvardiyanı kapitanı — a captain of the guard
- qızıl gvardiya — the Red Guard
- aq gvardiya — the White Guard
- gvardiyanı mayoru — a major of the guard
- gvardiyanı askerçileri — the soldiers of the guard
- gvardiya bölüm — a guards unit
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | gvardiyathe guard | gvardiyammy guard | gvardiyaŋyour guard | gvardiyasıhis guard | gvardiyabızour guard | gvardiyağızyou all's guard | gvardiyalarıtheir guards |
| Genitive | gvardiyanıthe guard's | gvardiyamımy guard's | gvardiyaŋıyour guard's | gvardiyasınıhis guard's | gvardiyabıznıour guard's | gvardiyağıznıyou all's guard's | gvardiyalarınıtheir guards' |
| Accusative | gvardiyanıthe guard (as the object) | gvardiyamımy guard (as the object) | gvardiyaŋıyour guard (as the object) | gvardiyasınhis guard (as the object) | gvardiyabıznıour guard (as the object) | gvardiyağıznıyou all's guard (as the object) | gvardiyalarıntheir guards (as the object) |
| Dative | gvardiyağato the guard | gvardiyamato my guard | gvardiyaŋato your guard | gvardiyasınato his guard | gvardiyabızğato our guard | gvardiyağızğato you all's guard | gvardiyalarınato their guards |
| Locative | gvardiyadain / at the guard | gvardiyamdain / at my guard | gvardiyaŋdain / at your guard | gvardiyasındain / at his guard | gvardiyabızdain / at our guard | gvardiyağızdain / at you all's guard | gvardiyalarındain / at their guards |
| Ablative | gvardiyadanfrom the guard | gvardiyamdanfrom my guard | gvardiyaŋdanfrom your guard | gvardiyasındanfrom his guard | gvardiyabızdanfrom our guard | gvardiyağızdanfrom you all's guard | gvardiyalarındanfrom their guards |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | gvardiyalathe guards | gvardiyalarımmy guards | gvardiyalarıŋyour guards | gvardiyalarıhis guards | gvardiyalarıbızour guards | gvardiyalarığızyou all's guards | gvardiyalarıtheir guards |
| Genitive | gvardiyalanıthe guards' | gvardiyalarımımy guards' | gvardiyalarıŋıyour guards' | gvardiyalarınıhis guards' | gvardiyalarıbıznıour guards' | gvardiyalarığıznıyou all's guards' | gvardiyalarınıtheir guards' |
| Accusative | gvardiyalanıthe guards (as the object) | gvardiyalarımımy guards (as the object) | gvardiyalarıŋıyour guards (as the object) | gvardiyalarınhis guards (as the object) | gvardiyalarıbıznıour guards (as the object) | gvardiyalarığıznıyou all's guards (as the object) | gvardiyalarıntheir guards (as the object) |
| Dative | gvardiyalağato the guards | gvardiyalarımato my guards | gvardiyalarıŋato your guards | gvardiyalarınato his guards | gvardiyalarıbızğato our guards | gvardiyalarığızğato you all's guards | gvardiyalarınato their guards |
| Locative | gvardiyaladain / at the guards | gvardiyalarımdain / at my guards | gvardiyalarıŋdain / at your guards | gvardiyalarındain / at his guards | gvardiyalarıbızdain / at our guards | gvardiyalarığızdain / at you all's guards | gvardiyalarındain / at their guards |
| Ablative | gvardiyaladanfrom the guards | gvardiyalarımdanfrom my guards | gvardiyalarıŋdanfrom your guards | gvardiyalarındanfrom his guards | gvardiyalarıbızdanfrom our guards | gvardiyalarığızdanfrom you all's guards | gvardiyalarındanfrom their guards |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: gvardiyaları can mean "his / her guards", "their guard", or "their guards" — context decides.
Whose it is
| Case | one thing, one owner | several things, one owner | one thing, several owners | several things, several owners |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | gvardiyanıqıthe guard's one | gvardiyanıqılathe guard's ones | gvardiyalanıqıthe guards' one | gvardiyalanıqılathe guards' ones |
| Genitive | gvardiyanıqınıof the guard's one | gvardiyanıqılanıof the guard's ones | gvardiyalanıqınıof the guards' one | gvardiyalanıqılanıof the guards' ones |
| Accusative | gvardiyanıqınthe guard's one (as the object) | gvardiyanıqılanıthe guard's ones (as the object) | gvardiyalanıqınthe guards' one (as the object) | gvardiyalanıqılanıthe guards' ones (as the object) |
| Dative | gvardiyanıqınato the guard's one | gvardiyanıqılağato the guard's ones | gvardiyalanıqınato the guards' one | gvardiyalanıqılağato the guards' ones |
| Locative | gvardiyanıqındain / at the guard's one | gvardiyanıqıladain / at the guard's ones | gvardiyalanıqındain / at the guards' one | gvardiyalanıqıladain / at the guards' ones |
| Ablative | gvardiyanıqındanfrom the guard's one | gvardiyanıqıladanfrom the guard's ones | gvardiyalanıqındanfrom the guards' one | gvardiyalanıqıladanfrom the guards' ones |
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.