kolhoznik
/kolxoznik/
Definition
a collective farmer, a member of a collective farm
- kolhoznikni üyü — the collective farmer's house
- kolhoznikle biçen ordula — the collective farmers mowed the hay
- igi kolhoznik — a good collective farmer
Related
kolhozçusynonymcollective farmer, a member of a collective farm
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | kolhoznikthe collective farmer | kolhozniklethe collective farmers | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | kolhozniknithe collective farmer's | kolhozniklenithe collective farmers' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | kolhozniknithe collective farmer (as the object) | kolhozniklenithe collective farmers (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | kolhoznikgeto the collective farmer | kolhozniklegeto the collective farmers | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | kolhoznikdeat / in the collective farmer | kolhoznikledeat / in the collective farmers | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | kolhoznikdenfrom the collective farmer | kolhoznikledenfrom the collective farmers | 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 | kolhoznigimmy collective farmer | kolhozniklerimmy collective farmers |
| your | kolhoznigingyour collective farmer | kolhoznikleringyour collective farmers |
| his / her | kolhoznigihis / her collective farmer | kolhozniklerihis / her collective farmers |
| our | kolhoznigibizour collective farmer | kolhoznikleribizour collective farmers |
| you all's | kolhoznigigizyou all's collective farmer | kolhozniklerigizyou all's collective farmers |
| their | kolhoznikleritheir collective farmer | kolhoznikleritheir collective farmers |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: kolhoznikleri can mean "his / her collective farmers", "their collective farmer", or "their collective farmers" — context decides.