medsestra
/medsestra/
Definition
nurse, a woman trained to care for the sick
- medsestra darmannı berdi — the nurse gave the medicine
- medsestrağa sorurğa — to ask the nurse
- medsestrala keldile — the nurses came
Feedback
or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | medsestrathe nurse | medsestralathe nurses | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | medsestranıthe nurse's | medsestralanıthe nurses' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | medsestranıthe nurse (as the object) | medsestralanıthe nurses (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | medsestrağato the nurse | medsestralağato the nurses | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | medsestradaat / in the nurse | medsestraladaat / in the nurses | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | medsestradanfrom the nurse | medsestraladanfrom the nurses | 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 | medsestrammy nurse | medsestralarımmy nurses |
| your | medsestrangyour nurse | medsestralarıngyour nurses |
| his / her | medsestrasıhis / her nurse | medsestralarıhis / her nurses |
| our | medsestrabızour nurse | medsestralarıbızour nurses |
| you all's | medsestrağızyou all's nurse | medsestralarığızyou all's nurses |
| their | medsestralarıtheir nurse | medsestralarıtheir nurses |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: medsestraları can mean "his / her nurses", "their nurse", or "their nurses" — context decides.