operator
/operator/
Definitions
1. an operator, a skilled worker who runs a complex machine or answers for one stage of production
- operator maşinanı jürütedi — the operator runs the machine
- operatorla işge çıqdıla — the operators came out to work
2. a cameraman, the person who films the pictures of a motion picture
- kino operator — a film cameraman
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | operatorthe operator | operatorlathe operators | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | operatornuthe operator's | operatorlanıthe operators' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | operatornuthe operator (as the object) | operatorlanıthe operators (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | operatorğato the operator | operatorlağato the operators | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | operatordaat / in the operator | operatorladaat / in the operators | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | operatordanfrom the operator | operatorladanfrom the operators | 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 | operatorummy operator | operatorlarımmy operators |
| your | operatorungyour operator | operatorlarıngyour operators |
| his / her | operatoruhis / her operator | operatorlarıhis / her operators |
| our | operatorubuzour operator | operatorlarıbızour operators |
| you all's | operatoruğuzyou all's operator | operatorlarığızyou all's operators |
| their | operatorlarıtheir operator | operatorlarıtheir operators |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: operatorları can mean "his / her operators", "their operator", or "their operators" — context decides.