informator
/informator/
Definition
an informant; a person who supplies information
- politika informatorla — political informants
- informatornu haparı — the informant's account
- informator hapar aytdı — the informant gave an account
Feedback
or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | informatorthe informant | informatorlathe informants | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | informatornuthe informant's | informatorlanıthe informants' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | informatornuthe informant (as the object) | informatorlanıthe informants (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | informatorğato the informant | informatorlağato the informants | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | informatordaat / in the informant | informatorladaat / in the informants | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | informatordanfrom the informant | informatorladanfrom the informants | 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 | informatorummy informant | informatorlarımmy informants |
| your | informatorungyour informant | informatorlarıngyour informants |
| his / her | informatoruhis / her informant | informatorlarıhis / her informants |
| our | informatorubuzour informant | informatorlarıbızour informants |
| you all's | informatoruğuzyou all's informant | informatorlarığızyou all's informants |
| their | informatorlarıtheir informant | informatorlarıtheir informants |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: informatorları can mean "his / her informants", "their informant", or "their informants" — context decides.