mayor
/major/ · plural mayorla
major — An officer rank above captain and below lieutenant colonel, and an officer holding that rank. Before another noun it means a major's, as in mayor çınla "a major's shoulder straps".
- mayor çınla — a major's shoulder straps
- ol mayor bolğandı — he has become a major
- mayor buyruq berdi — the major gave the order
- mayor şahmatlanı çığardı — the major took out the chess pieces
- qolun mayorğa uzatdı — he held out his hand to the major
- biz mayornu kördük — we saw the major
- mayorğa hapar aytdım — I told the major the news
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | mayorthe major | mayorummy major | mayoruŋyour major | mayoruhis major | mayorubuzour major | mayoruğuzyou all's major | mayorlarıtheir majors |
| Genitive | mayornuthe major's | mayorumumy major's | mayoruŋuyour major's | mayorunuhis major's | mayorubuznuour major's | mayoruğuznuyou all's major's | mayorlarınıtheir majors' |
| Accusative | mayornuthe major (as the object) | mayorumumy major (as the object) | mayoruŋuyour major (as the object) | mayorunhis major (as the object) | mayorubuznuour major (as the object) | mayoruğuznuyou all's major (as the object) | mayorlarıntheir majors (as the object) |
| Dative | mayorğato the major | mayorumato my major | mayoruŋato your major | mayorunato his major | mayorubuzğato our major | mayoruğuzğato you all's major | mayorlarınato their majors |
| Locative | mayordain / at the major | mayorumdain / at my major | mayoruŋdain / at your major | mayorundain / at his major | mayorubuzdain / at our major | mayoruğuzdain / at you all's major | mayorlarındain / at their majors |
| Ablative | mayordanfrom the major | mayorumdanfrom my major | mayoruŋdanfrom your major | mayorundanfrom his major | mayorubuzdanfrom our major | mayoruğuzdanfrom you all's major | mayorlarındanfrom their majors |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | mayorlathe majors | mayorlarımmy majors | mayorlarıŋyour majors | mayorlarıhis majors | mayorlarıbızour majors | mayorlarığızyou all's majors | mayorlarıtheir majors |
| Genitive | mayorlanıthe majors' | mayorlarımımy majors' | mayorlarıŋıyour majors' | mayorlarınıhis majors' | mayorlarıbıznıour majors' | mayorlarığıznıyou all's majors' | mayorlarınıtheir majors' |
| Accusative | mayorlanıthe majors (as the object) | mayorlarımımy majors (as the object) | mayorlarıŋıyour majors (as the object) | mayorlarınhis majors (as the object) | mayorlarıbıznıour majors (as the object) | mayorlarığıznıyou all's majors (as the object) | mayorlarıntheir majors (as the object) |
| Dative | mayorlağato the majors | mayorlarımato my majors | mayorlarıŋato your majors | mayorlarınato his majors | mayorlarıbızğato our majors | mayorlarığızğato you all's majors | mayorlarınato their majors |
| Locative | mayorladain / at the majors | mayorlarımdain / at my majors | mayorlarıŋdain / at your majors | mayorlarındain / at his majors | mayorlarıbızdain / at our majors | mayorlarığızdain / at you all's majors | mayorlarındain / at their majors |
| Ablative | mayorladanfrom the majors | mayorlarımdanfrom my majors | mayorlarıŋdanfrom your majors | mayorlarındanfrom his majors | mayorlarıbızdanfrom our majors | mayorlarığızdanfrom you all's majors | mayorlarındanfrom their majors |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: mayorları can mean "his / her majors", "their major", or "their majors" — context decides.
Whose it is
| Case | one thing, one owner | several things, one owner | one thing, several owners | several things, several owners |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | mayornuquthe major's one | mayornuqulathe major's ones | mayorlanıqıthe majors' one | mayorlanıqılathe majors' ones |
| Genitive | mayornuqunuof the major's one | mayornuqulanıof the major's ones | mayorlanıqınıof the majors' one | mayorlanıqılanıof the majors' ones |
| Accusative | mayornuqunthe major's one (as the object) | mayornuqulanıthe major's ones (as the object) | mayorlanıqınthe majors' one (as the object) | mayorlanıqılanıthe majors' ones (as the object) |
| Dative | mayornuqunato the major's one | mayornuqulağato the major's ones | mayorlanıqınato the majors' one | mayorlanıqılağato the majors' ones |
| Locative | mayornuqundain / at the major's one | mayornuquladain / at the major's ones | mayorlanıqındain / at the majors' one | mayorlanıqıladain / at the majors' ones |
| Ablative | mayornuqundanfrom the major's one | mayornuquladanfrom the major's ones | mayorlanıqındanfrom the majors' one | mayorlanıqıladanfrom the majors' ones |
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.