maşinist
/maʃinist/ · plural maşinistle
1. machine operator, machinist
- atam maşinist bolub işleydi — my father works as a machine operator
- maşinist bolurğa — to become a machine operator
- elde maşinistle işleydile — machine operators work in the village
- krannı maşinisti — the crane operator
2. engine driver, train driver, locomotive engineer
- maşinist temir jolda işleydi — the engine driver works on the railway
- maşinistni budkası — the engine driver's cab
- maşinistni budkasında birew oltura edi — someone was sitting in the engine driver's cab
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | maşinistthe operator | maşinistimmy operator | maşinistiŋyour operator | maşinistihis operator | maşinistibizour operator | maşinistigizyou all's operator | maşinistleritheir operators |
| Genitive | maşinistnithe operator's | maşinistimimy operator's | maşinistiŋiyour operator's | maşinistinihis operator's | maşinistibizniour operator's | maşinistigizniyou all's operator's | maşinistlerinitheir operators' |
| Accusative | maşinistnithe operator (as the object) | maşinistimimy operator (as the object) | maşinistiŋiyour operator (as the object) | maşinistinhis operator (as the object) | maşinistibizniour operator (as the object) | maşinistigizniyou all's operator (as the object) | maşinistlerintheir operators (as the object) |
| Dative | maşinistgeto the operator | maşinistimeto my operator | maşinistiŋeto your operator | maşinistineto his operator | maşinistibizgeto our operator | maşinistigizgeto you all's operator | maşinistlerineto their operators |
| Locative | maşinistdein / at the operator | maşinistimdein / at my operator | maşinistiŋdein / at your operator | maşinistindein / at his operator | maşinistibizdein / at our operator | maşinistigizdein / at you all's operator | maşinistlerindein / at their operators |
| Ablative | maşinistdenfrom the operator | maşinistimdenfrom my operator | maşinistiŋdenfrom your operator | maşinistindenfrom his operator | maşinistibizdenfrom our operator | maşinistigizdenfrom you all's operator | maşinistlerindenfrom their operators |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | maşinistlethe operators | maşinistlerimmy operators | maşinistleriŋyour operators | maşinistlerihis operators | maşinistleribizour operators | maşinistlerigizyou all's operators | maşinistleritheir operators |
| Genitive | maşinistlenithe operators' | maşinistlerimimy operators' | maşinistleriŋiyour operators' | maşinistlerinihis operators' | maşinistleribizniour operators' | maşinistlerigizniyou all's operators' | maşinistlerinitheir operators' |
| Accusative | maşinistlenithe operators (as the object) | maşinistlerimimy operators (as the object) | maşinistleriŋiyour operators (as the object) | maşinistlerinhis operators (as the object) | maşinistleribizniour operators (as the object) | maşinistlerigizniyou all's operators (as the object) | maşinistlerintheir operators (as the object) |
| Dative | maşinistlegeto the operators | maşinistlerimeto my operators | maşinistleriŋeto your operators | maşinistlerineto his operators | maşinistleribizgeto our operators | maşinistlerigizgeto you all's operators | maşinistlerineto their operators |
| Locative | maşinistledein / at the operators | maşinistlerimdein / at my operators | maşinistleriŋdein / at your operators | maşinistlerindein / at his operators | maşinistleribizdein / at our operators | maşinistlerigizdein / at you all's operators | maşinistlerindein / at their operators |
| Ablative | maşinistledenfrom the operators | maşinistlerimdenfrom my operators | maşinistleriŋdenfrom your operators | maşinistlerindenfrom his operators | maşinistleribizdenfrom our operators | maşinistlerigizdenfrom you all's operators | maşinistlerindenfrom their operators |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: maşinistleri can mean "his / her operators", "their operator", or "their operators" — context decides.
Whose it is
| Case | one thing, one owner | several things, one owner | one thing, several owners | several things, several owners |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | maşinistnikithe operator's one | maşinistnikilethe operator's ones | maşinistlenikithe operators' one | maşinistlenikilethe operators' ones |
| Genitive | maşinistnikiniof the operator's one | maşinistnikileniof the operator's ones | maşinistlenikiniof the operators' one | maşinistlenikileniof the operators' ones |
| Accusative | maşinistnikinthe operator's one (as the object) | maşinistnikilenithe operator's ones (as the object) | maşinistlenikinthe operators' one (as the object) | maşinistlenikilenithe operators' ones (as the object) |
| Dative | maşinistnikineto the operator's one | maşinistnikilegeto the operator's ones | maşinistlenikineto the operators' one | maşinistlenikilegeto the operators' ones |
| Locative | maşinistnikindein / at the operator's one | maşinistnikiledein / at the operator's ones | maşinistlenikindein / at the operators' one | maşinistlenikiledein / at the operators' ones |
| Ablative | maşinistnikindenfrom the operator's one | maşinistnikiledenfrom the operator's ones | maşinistlenikindenfrom the operators' one | maşinistlenikiledenfrom the operators' ones |
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.