matros
/matros/ · plural matrosla
sailor, seaman, a member of a navy below officer rank — Before another noun it means a sailor's, as in matros kiyim 'sailor's uniform'.
- matros bolurğa — to become a sailor
- matros kiyim — a sailor's uniform
- matrosla kemeni jelpeklerin jaydıla — the sailors spread the ship's sails
- matrosnu kesine çaqırdı — called the sailor over to him
- matrosla bla mehanikle — the sailors and the engineers
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | matrosthe sailor | matrosummy sailor | matrosuŋyour sailor | matrosuhis sailor | matrosubuzour sailor | matrosuğuzyou all's sailor | matroslarıtheir sailors |
| Genitive | matrosnuthe sailor's | matrosumumy sailor's | matrosuŋuyour sailor's | matrosunuhis sailor's | matrosubuznuour sailor's | matrosuğuznuyou all's sailor's | matroslarınıtheir sailors' |
| Accusative | matrosnuthe sailor (as the object) | matrosumumy sailor (as the object) | matrosuŋuyour sailor (as the object) | matrosunhis sailor (as the object) | matrosubuznuour sailor (as the object) | matrosuğuznuyou all's sailor (as the object) | matroslarıntheir sailors (as the object) |
| Dative | matroshato the sailor | matrosumato my sailor | matrosuŋato your sailor | matrosunato his sailor | matrosubuzğato our sailor | matrosuğuzğato you all's sailor | matroslarınato their sailors |
| Locative | matrosdain / at the sailor | matrosumdain / at my sailor | matrosuŋdain / at your sailor | matrosundain / at his sailor | matrosubuzdain / at our sailor | matrosuğuzdain / at you all's sailor | matroslarındain / at their sailors |
| Ablative | matrosdanfrom the sailor | matrosumdanfrom my sailor | matrosuŋdanfrom your sailor | matrosundanfrom his sailor | matrosubuzdanfrom our sailor | matrosuğuzdanfrom you all's sailor | matroslarındanfrom their sailors |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | matroslathe sailors | matroslarımmy sailors | matroslarıŋyour sailors | matroslarıhis sailors | matroslarıbızour sailors | matroslarığızyou all's sailors | matroslarıtheir sailors |
| Genitive | matroslanıthe sailors' | matroslarımımy sailors' | matroslarıŋıyour sailors' | matroslarınıhis sailors' | matroslarıbıznıour sailors' | matroslarığıznıyou all's sailors' | matroslarınıtheir sailors' |
| Accusative | matroslanıthe sailors (as the object) | matroslarımımy sailors (as the object) | matroslarıŋıyour sailors (as the object) | matroslarınhis sailors (as the object) | matroslarıbıznıour sailors (as the object) | matroslarığıznıyou all's sailors (as the object) | matroslarıntheir sailors (as the object) |
| Dative | matroslağato the sailors | matroslarımato my sailors | matroslarıŋato your sailors | matroslarınato his sailors | matroslarıbızğato our sailors | matroslarığızğato you all's sailors | matroslarınato their sailors |
| Locative | matrosladain / at the sailors | matroslarımdain / at my sailors | matroslarıŋdain / at your sailors | matroslarındain / at his sailors | matroslarıbızdain / at our sailors | matroslarığızdain / at you all's sailors | matroslarındain / at their sailors |
| Ablative | matrosladanfrom the sailors | matroslarımdanfrom my sailors | matroslarıŋdanfrom your sailors | matroslarındanfrom his sailors | matroslarıbızdanfrom our sailors | matroslarığızdanfrom you all's sailors | matroslarındanfrom their 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.
Whose it is
| Case | one thing, one owner | several things, one owner | one thing, several owners | several things, several owners |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | matrosnuquthe sailor's one | matrosnuqulathe sailor's ones | matroslanıqıthe sailors' one | matroslanıqılathe sailors' ones |
| Genitive | matrosnuqunuof the sailor's one | matrosnuqulanıof the sailor's ones | matroslanıqınıof the sailors' one | matroslanıqılanıof the sailors' ones |
| Accusative | matrosnuqunthe sailor's one (as the object) | matrosnuqulanıthe sailor's ones (as the object) | matroslanıqınthe sailors' one (as the object) | matroslanıqılanıthe sailors' ones (as the object) |
| Dative | matrosnuqunato the sailor's one | matrosnuqulağato the sailor's ones | matroslanıqınato the sailors' one | matroslanıqılağato the sailors' ones |
| Locative | matrosnuqundain / at the sailor's one | matrosnuquladain / at the sailor's ones | matroslanıqındain / at the sailors' one | matroslanıqıladain / at the sailors' ones |
| Ablative | matrosnuqundanfrom the sailor's one | matrosnuquladanfrom the sailor's ones | matroslanıqındanfrom the sailors' one | matroslanıqıladanfrom the sailors' ones |
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.