ministr
/ministr/
Definition
a minister, the head of a department of government
- ministr halqğa söleşdi — the minister addressed the people
- ministrni sözü — the minister's speech
- ministrle jıyılğandıla — the ministers have gathered
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | ministrthe minister | ministrlethe ministers | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | ministrnithe minister's | ministrlenithe ministers' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | ministrnithe minister (as the object) | ministrlenithe ministers (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | ministrgeto the minister | ministrlegeto the ministers | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | ministrdeat / in the minister | ministrledeat / in the ministers | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | ministrdenfrom the minister | ministrledenfrom the ministers | 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 | ministrimmy minister | ministrlerimmy ministers |
| your | ministringyour minister | ministrleringyour ministers |
| his / her | ministrihis / her minister | ministrlerihis / her ministers |
| our | ministribizour minister | ministrleribizour ministers |
| you all's | ministrigizyou all's minister | ministrlerigizyou all's ministers |
| their | ministrleritheir minister | ministrleritheir ministers |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: ministrleri can mean "his / her ministers", "their minister", or "their ministers" — context decides.