komandir
/komandir/
Definition
commander, the officer in charge of a unit
- polknu komandiri — the commander of the regiment
- komandir qılıq — a commanding manner
- komandir askerge onow berdi — the commander gave the troops an order
Related
komandirlikqualitycommand, the post and the duties of a commander
Feedback
or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | komandirthe commander | komandirlethe commanders | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | komandirnithe commander's | komandirlenithe commanders' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | komandirnithe commander (as the object) | komandirlenithe commanders (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | komandirgeto the commander | komandirlegeto the commanders | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | komandirdeat / in the commander | komandirledeat / in the commanders | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | komandirdenfrom the commander | komandirledenfrom the commanders | 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 | komandirimmy commander | komandirlerimmy commanders |
| your | komandiringyour commander | komandirleringyour commanders |
| his / her | komandirihis / her commander | komandirlerihis / her commanders |
| our | komandiribizour commander | komandirleribizour commanders |
| you all's | komandirigizyou all's commander | komandirlerigizyou all's commanders |
| their | komandirleritheir commander | komandirleritheir commanders |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: komandirleri can mean "his / her commanders", "their commander", or "their commanders" — context decides.