mehanik
/mexanik/
Definition
a mechanic, a specialist who maintains and repairs machinery
- mehanik bolub işlerge — to work as a mechanic
- ahşı mehanikle — good mechanics
- zawodnu mehanigi — the mechanic of the plant
Feedback
or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | mehanikthe mechanic | mehaniklethe mechanics | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | mehaniknithe mechanic's | mehaniklenithe mechanics' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | mehaniknithe mechanic (as the object) | mehaniklenithe mechanics (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | mehanikgeto the mechanic | mehaniklegeto the mechanics | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | mehanikdeat / in the mechanic | mehanikledeat / in the mechanics | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | mehanikdenfrom the mechanic | mehanikledenfrom the mechanics | 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 | mehanigimmy mechanic | mehaniklerimmy mechanics |
| your | mehanigingyour mechanic | mehanikleringyour mechanics |
| his / her | mehanigihis / her mechanic | mehaniklerihis / her mechanics |
| our | mehanigibizour mechanic | mehanikleribizour mechanics |
| you all's | mehanigigizyou all's mechanic | mehaniklerigizyou all's mechanics |
| their | mehanikleritheir mechanic | mehanikleritheir mechanics |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: mehanikleri can mean "his / her mechanics", "their mechanic", or "their mechanics" — context decides.