literator
/literator/
Definition
man of letters, a person professionally engaged in literature; a writer
- belgili literator — a well-known writer
- literatorla bla tübeşirge — to meet with writers
- jaş literator — a young writer
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | literatorthe man of letters | literatorlathe man of letterses | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | literatornuthe man of letters' | literatorlanıthe man of letterses' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | literatornuthe man of letters (as the object) | literatorlanıthe man of letterses (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | literatorğato the man of letters | literatorlağato the man of letterses | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | literatordaat / in the man of letters | literatorladaat / in the man of letterses | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | literatordanfrom the man of letters | literatorladanfrom the man of letterses | 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 | literatorummy man of letters | literatorlarımmy man of letterses |
| your | literatorungyour man of letters | literatorlarıngyour man of letterses |
| his / her | literatoruhis / her man of letters | literatorlarıhis / her man of letterses |
| our | literatorubuzour man of letters | literatorlarıbızour man of letterses |
| you all's | literatoruğuzyou all's man of letters | literatorlarığızyou all's man of letterses |
| their | literatorlarıtheir man of letters | literatorlarıtheir man of letterses |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: literatorları can mean "his / her man of letterses", "their man of letters", or "their man of letterses" — context decides.