otliçnik
/otlitʃnik/
Definition
top pupil, an excellent student, a pupil who earns the top mark
- jaşçıq şkolda otliçnikdi — the boy is a top pupil at school
- otliçnik bolurğa — to become a top pupil
- otliçnikge çığarğa — to rise to the rank of top pupil
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | otliçnikthe top pupil | otliçniklethe top pupils | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | otliçniknithe top pupil's | otliçniklenithe top pupils' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | otliçniknithe top pupil (as the object) | otliçniklenithe top pupils (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | otliçnikgeto the top pupil | otliçniklegeto the top pupils | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | otliçnikdeat / in the top pupil | otliçnikledeat / in the top pupils | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | otliçnikdenfrom the top pupil | otliçnikledenfrom the top pupils | 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 | otliçnigimmy top pupil | otliçniklerimmy top pupils |
| your | otliçnigingyour top pupil | otliçnikleringyour top pupils |
| his / her | otliçnigihis / her top pupil | otliçniklerihis / her top pupils |
| our | otliçnigibizour top pupil | otliçnikleribizour top pupils |
| you all's | otliçnigigizyou all's top pupil | otliçniklerigizyou all's top pupils |
| their | otliçnikleritheir top pupil | otliçnikleritheir top pupils |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: otliçnikleri can mean "his / her top pupils", "their top pupil", or "their top pupils" — context decides.