muzıkant
/muzɯkant/
Definition
a musician
- usta muzıkant — a skilled musician
- muzıkant bolurğa — to become a musician
- muzıkantla oynaydıla — the musicians are playing
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | muzıkantthe musician | muzıkantlathe musicians | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | muzıkantnıthe musician's | muzıkantlanıthe musicians' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | muzıkantnıthe musician (as the object) | muzıkantlanıthe musicians (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | muzıkanthato the musician | muzıkantlağato the musicians | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | muzıkantdaat / in the musician | muzıkantladaat / in the musicians | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | muzıkantdanfrom the musician | muzıkantladanfrom the musicians | 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 | muzıkantımmy musician | muzıkantlarımmy musicians |
| your | muzıkantıngyour musician | muzıkantlarıngyour musicians |
| his / her | muzıkantıhis / her musician | muzıkantlarıhis / her musicians |
| our | muzıkantıbızour musician | muzıkantlarıbızour musicians |
| you all's | muzıkantığızyou all's musician | muzıkantlarığızyou all's musicians |
| their | muzıkantlarıtheir musician | muzıkantlarıtheir musicians |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: muzıkantları can mean "his / her musicians", "their musician", or "their musicians" — context decides.