leytenant
/lejtenant/
Definition
lieutenant, a junior commissioned officer
- tamada leytenant — a senior lieutenant
- leytenant çın — the rank of lieutenant
- jaş leytenant askerin jıydı — the young lieutenant gathered his troops
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | leytenantthe lieutenant | leytenantlathe lieutenants | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | leytenantnıthe lieutenant's | leytenantlanıthe lieutenants' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | leytenantnıthe lieutenant (as the object) | leytenantlanıthe lieutenants (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | leytenanthato the lieutenant | leytenantlağato the lieutenants | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | leytenantdaat / in the lieutenant | leytenantladaat / in the lieutenants | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | leytenantdanfrom the lieutenant | leytenantladanfrom the lieutenants | 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 | leytenantımmy lieutenant | leytenantlarımmy lieutenants |
| your | leytenantıngyour lieutenant | leytenantlarıngyour lieutenants |
| his / her | leytenantıhis / her lieutenant | leytenantlarıhis / her lieutenants |
| our | leytenantıbızour lieutenant | leytenantlarıbızour lieutenants |
| you all's | leytenantığızyou all's lieutenant | leytenantlarığızyou all's lieutenants |
| their | leytenantlarıtheir lieutenant | leytenantlarıtheir lieutenants |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: leytenantları can mean "his / her lieutenants", "their lieutenant", or "their lieutenants" — context decides.