pensioner
/pensioner/
Definition
a pensioner, a person living on a retirement pension
- pensioner tişirıw — a woman pensioner
- pensionerlege boluşurğa — to help the pensioners
- ol endi pensionerdi — he is a pensioner now
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | pensionerthe pensioner | pensionerlethe pensioners | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | pensionernithe pensioner's | pensionerlenithe pensioners' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | pensionernithe pensioner (as the object) | pensionerlenithe pensioners (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | pensionergeto the pensioner | pensionerlegeto the pensioners | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | pensionerdeat / in the pensioner | pensionerledeat / in the pensioners | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | pensionerdenfrom the pensioner | pensionerledenfrom the pensioners | 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 | pensionerimmy pensioner | pensionerlerimmy pensioners |
| your | pensioneringyour pensioner | pensionerleringyour pensioners |
| his / her | pensionerihis / her pensioner | pensionerlerihis / her pensioners |
| our | pensioneribizour pensioner | pensionerleribizour pensioners |
| you all's | pensionerigizyou all's pensioner | pensionerlerigizyou all's pensioners |
| their | pensionerleritheir pensioner | pensionerleritheir pensioners |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: pensionerleri can mean "his / her pensioners", "their pensioner", or "their pensioners" — context decides.