maşinist
/maʃinist/
Definitions
1. a machine operator, a worker who runs a machine
- elde maşinistle işleydile — machine operators work in the village
- maşinist bolurğa — to become a machine operator
2. an engine driver, the person who drives a locomotive
- maşinistni budkası — the engine driver's cab
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | maşinistthe operator | maşinistlethe operators | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | maşinistnithe operator's | maşinistlenithe operators' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | maşinistnithe operator (as the object) | maşinistlenithe operators (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | maşinistgeto the operator | maşinistlegeto the operators | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | maşinistdeat / in the operator | maşinistledeat / in the operators | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | maşinistdenfrom the operator | maşinistledenfrom the operators | 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 | maşinistimmy operator | maşinistlerimmy operators |
| your | maşinistingyour operator | maşinistleringyour operators |
| his / her | maşinistihis / her operator | maşinistlerihis / her operators |
| our | maşinistibizour operator | maşinistleribizour operators |
| you all's | maşinistigizyou all's operator | maşinistlerigizyou all's operators |
| their | maşinistleritheir operator | maşinistleritheir 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.