korrespondent
/korrespondent/
Definition
a correspondent, a reporter who supplies material to a newspaper or journal
- asker korrespondent — a war correspondent
- işçi korrespondent — a worker correspondent
- gazetni korrespondenti — the newspaper's correspondent
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | korrespondentthe correspondent | korrespondentlethe correspondents | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | korrespondentnithe correspondent's | korrespondentlenithe correspondents' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | korrespondentnithe correspondent (as the object) | korrespondentlenithe correspondents (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | korrespondentgeto the correspondent | korrespondentlegeto the correspondents | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | korrespondentdeat / in the correspondent | korrespondentledeat / in the correspondents | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | korrespondentdenfrom the correspondent | korrespondentledenfrom the correspondents | 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 | korrespondentimmy correspondent | korrespondentlerimmy correspondents |
| your | korrespondentingyour correspondent | korrespondentleringyour correspondents |
| his / her | korrespondentihis / her correspondent | korrespondentlerihis / her correspondents |
| our | korrespondentibizour correspondent | korrespondentleribizour correspondents |
| you all's | korrespondentigizyou all's correspondent | korrespondentlerigizyou all's correspondents |
| their | korrespondentleritheir correspondent | korrespondentleritheir correspondents |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: korrespondentleri can mean "his / her correspondents", "their correspondent", or "their correspondents" — context decides.