komandirlik
/komandirlik/
Definition
command, the post and the duties of a commander
- askerge komandirlik eterge — to take command of the troops
- komandirlik qulluq — the post of commander
- komandirlikge köçerge — to pass to command
Related
komandirbasecommander, the officer in charge of a unit
Feedback
or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | komandirlikthe command | komandirliklethe commands | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | komandirliknithe command's | komandirliklenithe commands' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | komandirliknithe command (as the object) | komandirliklenithe commands (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | komandirlikgeto the command | komandirliklegeto the commands | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | komandirlikdeat / in the command | komandirlikledeat / in the commands | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | komandirlikdenfrom the command | komandirlikledenfrom the commands | 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 | komandirligimmy command | komandirliklerimmy commands |
| your | komandirligingyour command | komandirlikleringyour commands |
| his / her | komandirligihis / her command | komandirliklerihis / her commands |
| our | komandirligibizour command | komandirlikleribizour commands |
| you all's | komandirligigizyou all's command | komandirliklerigizyou all's commands |
| their | komandirlikleritheir command | komandirlikleritheir commands |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: komandirlikleri can mean "his / her commands", "their command", or "their commands" — context decides.