operator
/operator/ · plural operatorla
1. operator, machine operator — A skilled worker who runs a complex machine or is responsible for carrying out one stage of production.
- operator maşinanı jürütedi — the operator runs the machine
- qarnaşım operator bolub işleydi — my brother works as an operator
- operatorla işge çıqdıla — the operators came out to work
- operatorlanı qawumu — the team of operators
- men operatorğa aytdım — I told the operator
2. cameraman, camera operator — The person who shoots a motion picture.
- kino operator — a film cameraman
- operator kinonu aladı — the cameraman is shooting the film
- operator filmni alğandı — the cameraman has shot the film
- biz operatornu saqlaybız — we are waiting for the cameraman
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | operatorthe operator | operatorummy operator | operatoruŋyour operator | operatoruhis operator | operatorubuzour operator | operatoruğuzyou all's operator | operatorlarıtheir operators |
| Genitive | operatornuthe operator's | operatorumumy operator's | operatoruŋuyour operator's | operatorunuhis operator's | operatorubuznuour operator's | operatoruğuznuyou all's operator's | operatorlarınıtheir operators' |
| Accusative | operatornuthe operator (as the object) | operatorumumy operator (as the object) | operatoruŋuyour operator (as the object) | operatorunhis operator (as the object) | operatorubuznuour operator (as the object) | operatoruğuznuyou all's operator (as the object) | operatorlarıntheir operators (as the object) |
| Dative | operatorğato the operator | operatorumato my operator | operatoruŋato your operator | operatorunato his operator | operatorubuzğato our operator | operatoruğuzğato you all's operator | operatorlarınato their operators |
| Locative | operatordain / at the operator | operatorumdain / at my operator | operatoruŋdain / at your operator | operatorundain / at his operator | operatorubuzdain / at our operator | operatoruğuzdain / at you all's operator | operatorlarındain / at their operators |
| Ablative | operatordanfrom the operator | operatorumdanfrom my operator | operatoruŋdanfrom your operator | operatorundanfrom his operator | operatorubuzdanfrom our operator | operatoruğuzdanfrom you all's operator | operatorlarındanfrom their operators |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | operatorlathe operators | operatorlarımmy operators | operatorlarıŋyour operators | operatorlarıhis operators | operatorlarıbızour operators | operatorlarığızyou all's operators | operatorlarıtheir operators |
| Genitive | operatorlanıthe operators' | operatorlarımımy operators' | operatorlarıŋıyour operators' | operatorlarınıhis operators' | operatorlarıbıznıour operators' | operatorlarığıznıyou all's operators' | operatorlarınıtheir operators' |
| Accusative | operatorlanıthe operators (as the object) | operatorlarımımy operators (as the object) | operatorlarıŋıyour operators (as the object) | operatorlarınhis operators (as the object) | operatorlarıbıznıour operators (as the object) | operatorlarığıznıyou all's operators (as the object) | operatorlarıntheir operators (as the object) |
| Dative | operatorlağato the operators | operatorlarımato my operators | operatorlarıŋato your operators | operatorlarınato his operators | operatorlarıbızğato our operators | operatorlarığızğato you all's operators | operatorlarınato their operators |
| Locative | operatorladain / at the operators | operatorlarımdain / at my operators | operatorlarıŋdain / at your operators | operatorlarındain / at his operators | operatorlarıbızdain / at our operators | operatorlarığızdain / at you all's operators | operatorlarındain / at their operators |
| Ablative | operatorladanfrom the operators | operatorlarımdanfrom my operators | operatorlarıŋdanfrom your operators | operatorlarındanfrom his operators | operatorlarıbızdanfrom our operators | operatorlarığızdanfrom you all's operators | operatorlarındanfrom their 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.
Whose it is
| Case | one thing, one owner | several things, one owner | one thing, several owners | several things, several owners |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | operatornuquthe operator's one | operatornuqulathe operator's ones | operatorlanıqıthe operators' one | operatorlanıqılathe operators' ones |
| Genitive | operatornuqunuof the operator's one | operatornuqulanıof the operator's ones | operatorlanıqınıof the operators' one | operatorlanıqılanıof the operators' ones |
| Accusative | operatornuqunthe operator's one (as the object) | operatornuqulanıthe operator's ones (as the object) | operatorlanıqınthe operators' one (as the object) | operatorlanıqılanıthe operators' ones (as the object) |
| Dative | operatornuqunato the operator's one | operatornuqulağato the operator's ones | operatorlanıqınato the operators' one | operatorlanıqılağato the operators' ones |
| Locative | operatornuqundain / at the operator's one | operatornuquladain / at the operator's ones | operatorlanıqındain / at the operators' one | operatorlanıqıladain / at the operators' ones |
| Ablative | operatornuqundanfrom the operator's one | operatornuquladanfrom the operator's ones | operatorlanıqındanfrom the operators' one | operatorlanıqıladanfrom the operators' ones |
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.