joldaş
/dʒoldaʃ/
Definition
fellow traveler, companion, comrade, one who shares another's road or work
- joldaşıng aqıllı bolsa — if your companion is wise
- aşhı joldaş — a good companion
- joldaşını qadrin bilgen sıylı bolur — one who values his comrade is himself honoured
Related
joldaşlıqqualitycomradeship, fellowship between companions
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | joldaşthe fellow traveler | joldaşlathe fellow travelers | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | joldaşnıthe fellow traveler's | joldaşlanıthe fellow travelers' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | joldaşnıthe fellow traveler (as the object) | joldaşlanıthe fellow travelers (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | joldaşhato the fellow traveler | joldaşlağato the fellow travelers | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | joldaşdaat / in the fellow traveler | joldaşladaat / in the fellow travelers | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | joldaşdanfrom the fellow traveler | joldaşladanfrom the fellow travelers | 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 | joldaşımmy fellow traveler | joldaşlarımmy fellow travelers |
| your | joldaşıngyour fellow traveler | joldaşlarıngyour fellow travelers |
| his / her | joldaşıhis / her fellow traveler | joldaşlarıhis / her fellow travelers |
| our | joldaşıbızour fellow traveler | joldaşlarıbızour fellow travelers |
| you all's | joldaşığızyou all's fellow traveler | joldaşlarığızyou all's fellow travelers |
| their | joldaşlarıtheir fellow traveler | joldaşlarıtheir fellow travelers |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: joldaşları can mean "his / her fellow travelers", "their fellow traveler", or "their fellow travelers" — context decides.