instrument
/instrument/ · plural instrumentle
1. tool, instrument, implement — Before another noun it means of tools or tool-making: instrument işlewçü zavod tool factory.
- kesiwçü instrument — a cutting tool
- ağaç işlewçü instrumentle — woodworking tools
- instrument işlewçü zavod — a tool factory
- instrumentleni ornuna sal — put the tools in their place
2. musical instrument
- muzıka instrument — a musical instrument
- muzıka instrumentleni soğarğa ustadıla — they are skilled at playing musical instruments
- orkestrni har instrumentine — to every instrument of the orchestra
- halq instrumentleni orkestri — an orchestra of folk instruments
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | instrumentthe tool | instrumentimmy tool | instrumentiŋyour tool | instrumentihis tool | instrumentibizour tool | instrumentigizyou all's tool | instrumentleritheir tools |
| Genitive | instrumentnithe tool's | instrumentimimy tool's | instrumentiŋiyour tool's | instrumentinihis tool's | instrumentibizniour tool's | instrumentigizniyou all's tool's | instrumentlerinitheir tools' |
| Accusative | instrumentnithe tool (as the object) | instrumentimimy tool (as the object) | instrumentiŋiyour tool (as the object) | instrumentinhis tool (as the object) | instrumentibizniour tool (as the object) | instrumentigizniyou all's tool (as the object) | instrumentlerintheir tools (as the object) |
| Dative | instrumentgeto the tool | instrumentimeto my tool | instrumentiŋeto your tool | instrumentineto his tool | instrumentibizgeto our tool | instrumentigizgeto you all's tool | instrumentlerineto their tools |
| Locative | instrumentdein / at the tool | instrumentimdein / at my tool | instrumentiŋdein / at your tool | instrumentindein / at his tool | instrumentibizdein / at our tool | instrumentigizdein / at you all's tool | instrumentlerindein / at their tools |
| Ablative | instrumentdenfrom the tool | instrumentimdenfrom my tool | instrumentiŋdenfrom your tool | instrumentindenfrom his tool | instrumentibizdenfrom our tool | instrumentigizdenfrom you all's tool | instrumentlerindenfrom their tools |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | instrumentlethe tools | instrumentlerimmy tools | instrumentleriŋyour tools | instrumentlerihis tools | instrumentleribizour tools | instrumentlerigizyou all's tools | instrumentleritheir tools |
| Genitive | instrumentlenithe tools' | instrumentlerimimy tools' | instrumentleriŋiyour tools' | instrumentlerinihis tools' | instrumentleribizniour tools' | instrumentlerigizniyou all's tools' | instrumentlerinitheir tools' |
| Accusative | instrumentlenithe tools (as the object) | instrumentlerimimy tools (as the object) | instrumentleriŋiyour tools (as the object) | instrumentlerinhis tools (as the object) | instrumentleribizniour tools (as the object) | instrumentlerigizniyou all's tools (as the object) | instrumentlerintheir tools (as the object) |
| Dative | instrumentlegeto the tools | instrumentlerimeto my tools | instrumentleriŋeto your tools | instrumentlerineto his tools | instrumentleribizgeto our tools | instrumentlerigizgeto you all's tools | instrumentlerineto their tools |
| Locative | instrumentledein / at the tools | instrumentlerimdein / at my tools | instrumentleriŋdein / at your tools | instrumentlerindein / at his tools | instrumentleribizdein / at our tools | instrumentlerigizdein / at you all's tools | instrumentlerindein / at their tools |
| Ablative | instrumentledenfrom the tools | instrumentlerimdenfrom my tools | instrumentleriŋdenfrom your tools | instrumentlerindenfrom his tools | instrumentleribizdenfrom our tools | instrumentlerigizdenfrom you all's tools | instrumentlerindenfrom their tools |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: instrumentleri can mean "his / her tools", "their tool", or "their tools" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.