pehota
/pexota/
Definition
infantry, soldiers who fight on foot
- pehota askerle — infantry troops
- motorlu pehota — motorized infantry
- pehotada qulluq eterge — to serve in the infantry
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| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | pehotathe infantry | pehotalathe infantries | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | pehotanıthe infantry's | pehotalanıthe infantries' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | pehotanıthe infantry (as the object) | pehotalanıthe infantries (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | pehotağato the infantry | pehotalağato the infantries | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | pehotadaat / in the infantry | pehotaladaat / in the infantries | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | pehotadanfrom the infantry | pehotaladanfrom the infantries | 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 | pehotammy infantry | pehotalarımmy infantries |
| your | pehotangyour infantry | pehotalarıngyour infantries |
| his / her | pehotasıhis / her infantry | pehotalarıhis / her infantries |
| our | pehotabızour infantry | pehotalarıbızour infantries |
| you all's | pehotağızyou all's infantry | pehotalarığızyou all's infantries |
| their | pehotalarıtheir infantry | pehotalarıtheir infantries |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: pehotaları can mean "his / her infantries", "their infantry", or "their infantries" — context decides.