matros
/matros/
Definition
a sailor, a seaman below officer rank
- matros kiyim — a sailor's uniform
- matrosla bla mehanikle — the sailors and the engineers
- matros bolurğa — to become a sailor
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | matrosthe sailor | matroslathe sailors | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | matrosnuthe sailor's | matroslanıthe sailors' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | matrosnuthe sailor (as the object) | matroslanıthe sailors (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | matroshato the sailor | matroslağato the sailors | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | matrosdaat / in the sailor | matrosladaat / in the sailors | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | matrosdanfrom the sailor | matrosladanfrom the sailors | 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 | matrosummy sailor | matroslarımmy sailors |
| your | matrosungyour sailor | matroslarıngyour sailors |
| his / her | matrosuhis / her sailor | matroslarıhis / her sailors |
| our | matrosubuzour sailor | matroslarıbızour sailors |
| you all's | matrosuğuzyou all's sailor | matroslarığızyou all's sailors |
| their | matroslarıtheir sailor | matroslarıtheir sailors |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: matrosları can mean "his / her sailors", "their sailor", or "their sailors" — context decides.