otdel
/otdel/
Definition
department, a section of an institution or an office
- otdelni komissarı — the commissar of the department
- jangı otdel açarğa — to open a new department
- otdelde işlerge — to work in the department
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | otdelthe department | otdellethe departments | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | otdelnithe department's | otdellenithe departments' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | otdelnithe department (as the object) | otdellenithe departments (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | otdelgeto the department | otdellegeto the departments | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | otdeldeat / in the department | otdelledeat / in the departments | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | otdeldenfrom the department | otdelledenfrom the departments | 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 | otdelimmy department | otdellerimmy departments |
| your | otdelingyour department | otdelleringyour departments |
| his / her | otdelihis / her department | otdellerihis / her departments |
| our | otdelibizour department | otdelleribizour departments |
| you all's | otdeligizyou all's department | otdellerigizyou all's departments |
| their | otdelleritheir department | otdelleritheir departments |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: otdelleri can mean "his / her departments", "their department", or "their departments" — context decides.