kapitan
/kapitan/
Definitions
1. captain, an officer rank between senior lieutenant and major
- kapitan bolurğa — to become a captain
- gwardiyanı kapitanı — captain of the guards
- kapitan askerçilege buyruq berdi — the captain gave the soldiers an order
2. the commander of a ship
- kapitan kemeni tengizde eltdi — the captain took the ship over the sea
- tengizde kemeni kapitanı baş adamdı — at sea the ship's captain is the chief man
- kapitan qatına çaqırdı — the captain called him over
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | kapitanthe captain | kapitanlathe captains | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | kapitannıthe captain's | kapitanlanıthe captains' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | kapitannıthe captain (as the object) | kapitanlanıthe captains (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | kapitangato the captain | kapitanlağato the captains | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | kapitandaat / in the captain | kapitanladaat / in the captains | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | kapitandanfrom the captain | kapitanladanfrom the captains | 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 | kapitanımmy captain | kapitanlarımmy captains |
| your | kapitanıngyour captain | kapitanlarıngyour captains |
| his / her | kapitanıhis / her captain | kapitanlarıhis / her captains |
| our | kapitanıbızour captain | kapitanlarıbızour captains |
| you all's | kapitanığızyou all's captain | kapitanlarığızyou all's captains |
| their | kapitanlarıtheir captain | kapitanlarıtheir captains |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: kapitanları can mean "his / her captains", "their captain", or "their captains" — context decides.