kombat
/kombat/
Definition
battalion commander, the officer commanding a battalion
- kombat buyruq berdi — the battalion commander gave an order
- askerçile kombatha tübedile — the soldiers met the battalion commander
- jaş kombat — a young battalion commander
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | kombatthe battalion commander | kombatlathe battalion commanders | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | kombatnıthe battalion commander's | kombatlanıthe battalion commanders' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | kombatnıthe battalion commander (as the object) | kombatlanıthe battalion commanders (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | kombathato the battalion commander | kombatlağato the battalion commanders | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | kombatdaat / in the battalion commander | kombatladaat / in the battalion commanders | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | kombatdanfrom the battalion commander | kombatladanfrom the battalion 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 | kombatımmy battalion commander | kombatlarımmy battalion commanders |
| your | kombatıngyour battalion commander | kombatlarıngyour battalion commanders |
| his / her | kombatıhis / her battalion commander | kombatlarıhis / her battalion commanders |
| our | kombatıbızour battalion commander | kombatlarıbızour battalion commanders |
| you all's | kombatığızyou all's battalion commander | kombatlarığızyou all's battalion commanders |
| their | kombatlarıtheir battalion commander | kombatlarıtheir battalion commanders |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: kombatları can mean "his / her battalion commanders", "their battalion commander", or "their battalion commanders" — context decides.