otdel
/otdel/ · plural otdelle
1. department, section of an institution or office — bölüm is the native equivalent.
- ol otdelde işleydi — they work in the department
- otdelde işlerge — to work in the department
- otdelni tamadası — the head of the department
- jaŋı otdel açarğa — to open a new department
2. administrative district, a territorial division of a region — Names the old territorial districts of the region, such as the Batalpashinsk one.
- otdelde beş el bar — there are five villages in the district
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | otdelthe department | otdelimmy department | otdeliŋyour department | otdelihis department | otdelibizour department | otdeligizyou all's department | otdelleritheir departments |
| Genitive | otdelnithe department's | otdelimimy department's | otdeliŋiyour department's | otdelinihis department's | otdelibizniour department's | otdeligizniyou all's department's | otdellerinitheir departments' |
| Accusative | otdelnithe department (as the object) | otdelimimy department (as the object) | otdeliŋiyour department (as the object) | otdelinhis department (as the object) | otdelibizniour department (as the object) | otdeligizniyou all's department (as the object) | otdellerintheir departments (as the object) |
| Dative | otdelgeto the department | otdelimeto my department | otdeliŋeto your department | otdelineto his department | otdelibizgeto our department | otdeligizgeto you all's department | otdellerineto their departments |
| Locative | otdeldein / at the department | otdelimdein / at my department | otdeliŋdein / at your department | otdelindein / at his department | otdelibizdein / at our department | otdeligizdein / at you all's department | otdellerindein / at their departments |
| Ablative | otdeldenfrom the department | otdelimdenfrom my department | otdeliŋdenfrom your department | otdelindenfrom his department | otdelibizdenfrom our department | otdeligizdenfrom you all's department | otdellerindenfrom their departments |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | otdellethe departments | otdellerimmy departments | otdelleriŋyour departments | otdellerihis departments | otdelleribizour departments | otdellerigizyou all's departments | otdelleritheir departments |
| Genitive | otdellenithe departments' | otdellerimimy departments' | otdelleriŋiyour departments' | otdellerinihis departments' | otdelleribizniour departments' | otdellerigizniyou all's departments' | otdellerinitheir departments' |
| Accusative | otdellenithe departments (as the object) | otdellerimimy departments (as the object) | otdelleriŋiyour departments (as the object) | otdellerinhis departments (as the object) | otdelleribizniour departments (as the object) | otdellerigizniyou all's departments (as the object) | otdellerintheir departments (as the object) |
| Dative | otdellegeto the departments | otdellerimeto my departments | otdelleriŋeto your departments | otdellerineto his departments | otdelleribizgeto our departments | otdellerigizgeto you all's departments | otdellerineto their departments |
| Locative | otdelledein / at the departments | otdellerimdein / at my departments | otdelleriŋdein / at your departments | otdellerindein / at his departments | otdelleribizdein / at our departments | otdellerigizdein / at you all's departments | otdellerindein / at their departments |
| Ablative | otdelledenfrom the departments | otdellerimdenfrom my departments | otdelleriŋdenfrom your departments | otdellerindenfrom his departments | otdelleribizdenfrom our departments | otdellerigizdenfrom you all's departments | otdellerindenfrom their 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.
Whose it is
| Case | one thing, one owner | several things, one owner | one thing, several owners | several things, several owners |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | otdelnikithe department's one | otdelnikilethe department's ones | otdellenikithe departments' one | otdellenikilethe departments' ones |
| Genitive | otdelnikiniof the department's one | otdelnikileniof the department's ones | otdellenikiniof the departments' one | otdellenikileniof the departments' ones |
| Accusative | otdelnikinthe department's one (as the object) | otdelnikilenithe department's ones (as the object) | otdellenikinthe departments' one (as the object) | otdellenikilenithe departments' ones (as the object) |
| Dative | otdelnikineto the department's one | otdelnikilegeto the department's ones | otdellenikineto the departments' one | otdellenikilegeto the departments' ones |
| Locative | otdelnikindein / at the department's one | otdelnikiledein / at the department's ones | otdellenikindein / at the departments' one | otdellenikiledein / at the departments' ones |
| Ablative | otdelnikindenfrom the department's one | otdelnikiledenfrom the department's ones | otdellenikindenfrom the departments' one | otdellenikiledenfrom the departments' ones |
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.