konstruktor
/konstruktor/
Definitions
1. design engineer, a person who works out the design of a new machine or structure
- samolötnu konstruktoru — the designer of the aircraft
- konstruktor büro — a design bureau
- belgili konstruktor — a well-known design engineer
2. construction set, a child's toy of parts to be assembled
- sabiyge konstruktor aldıla — they bought the child a construction set
- sabiy konstruktor bla oynaydı — the child plays with the construction set
- tükende konstruktor satıladı — a construction set is on sale in the shop
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | konstruktorthe design engineer | konstruktorlathe design engineers | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | konstruktornuthe design engineer's | konstruktorlanıthe design engineers' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | konstruktornuthe design engineer (as the object) | konstruktorlanıthe design engineers (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | konstruktorğato the design engineer | konstruktorlağato the design engineers | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | konstruktordaat / in the design engineer | konstruktorladaat / in the design engineers | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | konstruktordanfrom the design engineer | konstruktorladanfrom the design engineers | 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 | konstruktorummy design engineer | konstruktorlarımmy design engineers |
| your | konstruktorungyour design engineer | konstruktorlarıngyour design engineers |
| his / her | konstruktoruhis / her design engineer | konstruktorlarıhis / her design engineers |
| our | konstruktorubuzour design engineer | konstruktorlarıbızour design engineers |
| you all's | konstruktoruğuzyou all's design engineer | konstruktorlarığızyou all's design engineers |
| their | konstruktorlarıtheir design engineer | konstruktorlarıtheir design engineers |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: konstruktorları can mean "his / her design engineers", "their design engineer", or "their design engineers" — context decides.