leytenant
/lejtenant/ · plural leytenantla
lieutenant, a junior commissioned officer rank in the army or navy, above junior lieutenant; an officer of this rank — Before another noun it means a lieutenant's, as in leytenant çınla "lieutenant's shoulder boards". kiçi leytenant is junior lieutenant and tamada leytenant (also tamata leytenant) is senior lieutenant.
- kiçi leytenant — a junior lieutenant
- tamada leytenant — a senior lieutenant
- leytenant çınla — lieutenant's shoulder boards
- leytenant çın — the rank of lieutenant
- kiçi leytenant degen çın beriledi — the rank called junior lieutenant is given
- oruslu jaş leytenant Gavrilov — the young Russian lieutenant Gavrilov
- dedi leytenant — said the lieutenant
- otowda leytenant jaşağanın Ahmat biledi — Ahmat knows that the lieutenant lives in the room
- jaş leytenant askerlerin jıydı — the young lieutenant gathered his soldiers
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | leytenantthe lieutenant | leytenantımmy lieutenant | leytenantıŋyour lieutenant | leytenantıhis lieutenant | leytenantıbızour lieutenant | leytenantığızyou all's lieutenant | leytenantlarıtheir lieutenants |
| Genitive | leytenantnıthe lieutenant's | leytenantımımy lieutenant's | leytenantıŋıyour lieutenant's | leytenantınıhis lieutenant's | leytenantıbıznıour lieutenant's | leytenantığıznıyou all's lieutenant's | leytenantlarınıtheir lieutenants' |
| Accusative | leytenantnıthe lieutenant (as the object) | leytenantımımy lieutenant (as the object) | leytenantıŋıyour lieutenant (as the object) | leytenantınhis lieutenant (as the object) | leytenantıbıznıour lieutenant (as the object) | leytenantığıznıyou all's lieutenant (as the object) | leytenantlarıntheir lieutenants (as the object) |
| Dative | leytenanthato the lieutenant | leytenantımato my lieutenant | leytenantıŋato your lieutenant | leytenantınato his lieutenant | leytenantıbızğato our lieutenant | leytenantığızğato you all's lieutenant | leytenantlarınato their lieutenants |
| Locative | leytenantdain / at the lieutenant | leytenantımdain / at my lieutenant | leytenantıŋdain / at your lieutenant | leytenantındain / at his lieutenant | leytenantıbızdain / at our lieutenant | leytenantığızdain / at you all's lieutenant | leytenantlarındain / at their lieutenants |
| Ablative | leytenantdanfrom the lieutenant | leytenantımdanfrom my lieutenant | leytenantıŋdanfrom your lieutenant | leytenantındanfrom his lieutenant | leytenantıbızdanfrom our lieutenant | leytenantığızdanfrom you all's lieutenant | leytenantlarındanfrom their lieutenants |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | leytenantlathe lieutenants | leytenantlarımmy lieutenants | leytenantlarıŋyour lieutenants | leytenantlarıhis lieutenants | leytenantlarıbızour lieutenants | leytenantlarığızyou all's lieutenants | leytenantlarıtheir lieutenants |
| Genitive | leytenantlanıthe lieutenants' | leytenantlarımımy lieutenants' | leytenantlarıŋıyour lieutenants' | leytenantlarınıhis lieutenants' | leytenantlarıbıznıour lieutenants' | leytenantlarığıznıyou all's lieutenants' | leytenantlarınıtheir lieutenants' |
| Accusative | leytenantlanıthe lieutenants (as the object) | leytenantlarımımy lieutenants (as the object) | leytenantlarıŋıyour lieutenants (as the object) | leytenantlarınhis lieutenants (as the object) | leytenantlarıbıznıour lieutenants (as the object) | leytenantlarığıznıyou all's lieutenants (as the object) | leytenantlarıntheir lieutenants (as the object) |
| Dative | leytenantlağato the lieutenants | leytenantlarımato my lieutenants | leytenantlarıŋato your lieutenants | leytenantlarınato his lieutenants | leytenantlarıbızğato our lieutenants | leytenantlarığızğato you all's lieutenants | leytenantlarınato their lieutenants |
| Locative | leytenantladain / at the lieutenants | leytenantlarımdain / at my lieutenants | leytenantlarıŋdain / at your lieutenants | leytenantlarındain / at his lieutenants | leytenantlarıbızdain / at our lieutenants | leytenantlarığızdain / at you all's lieutenants | leytenantlarındain / at their lieutenants |
| Ablative | leytenantladanfrom the lieutenants | leytenantlarımdanfrom my lieutenants | leytenantlarıŋdanfrom your lieutenants | leytenantlarındanfrom his lieutenants | leytenantlarıbızdanfrom our lieutenants | leytenantlarığızdanfrom you all's lieutenants | leytenantlarındanfrom their 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.
Whose it is
| Case | one thing, one owner | several things, one owner | one thing, several owners | several things, several owners |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | leytenantnıqıthe lieutenant's one | leytenantnıqılathe lieutenant's ones | leytenantlanıqıthe lieutenants' one | leytenantlanıqılathe lieutenants' ones |
| Genitive | leytenantnıqınıof the lieutenant's one | leytenantnıqılanıof the lieutenant's ones | leytenantlanıqınıof the lieutenants' one | leytenantlanıqılanıof the lieutenants' ones |
| Accusative | leytenantnıqınthe lieutenant's one (as the object) | leytenantnıqılanıthe lieutenant's ones (as the object) | leytenantlanıqınthe lieutenants' one (as the object) | leytenantlanıqılanıthe lieutenants' ones (as the object) |
| Dative | leytenantnıqınato the lieutenant's one | leytenantnıqılağato the lieutenant's ones | leytenantlanıqınato the lieutenants' one | leytenantlanıqılağato the lieutenants' ones |
| Locative | leytenantnıqındain / at the lieutenant's one | leytenantnıqıladain / at the lieutenant's ones | leytenantlanıqındain / at the lieutenants' one | leytenantlanıqıladain / at the lieutenants' ones |
| Ablative | leytenantnıqındanfrom the lieutenant's one | leytenantnıqıladanfrom the lieutenant's ones | leytenantlanıqındanfrom the lieutenants' one | leytenantlanıqıladanfrom the lieutenants' ones |
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.