polkovnik
/polkovnik/ · plural polkovnikle
colonel — An officer rank between lieutenant colonel and major general.
- polkovnik anı tıydı — the colonel stopped him
- polkovnik buyruq berdi — the colonel gave an order
- aviatsiyanı polkovnigi — a colonel of aviation
- polkovnik kiyimle — a colonel's uniform
- asker polkovnigi — a colonel of the army
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominativethe colonel | —polkovnik | menipolkovnigim | senipolkovnigiŋ | anıpolkovnigi | biznipolkovnigibiz | siznipolkovnigigiz | alanıpolkovnikleri |
| Genitivethe colonel's | —polkovnikni | menipolkovnigimi | senipolkovnigiŋi | anıpolkovnigini | biznipolkovnigibizni | siznipolkovnigigizni | alanıpolkovniklerini |
| Accusativethe colonel (as the object) | —polkovnikni | menipolkovnigimi | senipolkovnigiŋi | anıpolkovnigin | biznipolkovnigibizni | siznipolkovnigigizni | alanıpolkovniklerin |
| Dativeto the colonel | —polkovnikge | menipolkovnigime | senipolkovnigiŋe | anıpolkovnigine | biznipolkovnigibizge | siznipolkovnigigizge | alanıpolkovniklerine |
| Locativeat / in the colonel | —polkovnikde | menipolkovnigimde | senipolkovnigiŋde | anıpolkovniginde | biznipolkovnigibizde | siznipolkovnigigizde | alanıpolkovniklerinde |
| Ablativefrom the colonel | —polkovnikden | menipolkovnigimden | senipolkovnigiŋden | anıpolkovniginden | biznipolkovnigibizden | siznipolkovnigigizden | alanıpolkovniklerinden |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominativethe colonels | —polkovnikle | menipolkovniklerim | senipolkovnikleriŋ | anıpolkovnikleri | biznipolkovnikleribiz | siznipolkovniklerigiz | alanıpolkovnikleri |
| Genitivethe colonels' | —polkovnikleni | menipolkovniklerimi | senipolkovnikleriŋi | anıpolkovniklerini | biznipolkovnikleribizni | siznipolkovniklerigizni | alanıpolkovniklerini |
| Accusativethe colonels (as the object) | —polkovnikleni | menipolkovniklerimi | senipolkovnikleriŋi | anıpolkovniklerin | biznipolkovnikleribizni | siznipolkovniklerigizni | alanıpolkovniklerin |
| Dativeto the colonels | —polkovniklege | menipolkovniklerime | senipolkovnikleriŋe | anıpolkovniklerine | biznipolkovnikleribizge | siznipolkovniklerigizge | alanıpolkovniklerine |
| Locativeat / in the colonels | —polkovniklede | menipolkovniklerimde | senipolkovnikleriŋde | anıpolkovniklerinde | biznipolkovnikleribizde | siznipolkovniklerigizde | alanıpolkovniklerinde |
| Ablativefrom the colonels | —polkovnikleden | menipolkovniklerimden | senipolkovnikleriŋden | anıpolkovniklerinden | biznipolkovnikleribizden | siznipolkovniklerigizden | alanıpolkovniklerinden |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: polkovnikleri can mean "his / her colonels", "their colonel", or "their colonels" — context decides.
Whose it is
| Case | one thing, one owner | several things, one owner | one thing, several owners | several things, several owners |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominativethe colonel | one thing, one ownerpolkovnikniki | several things, one ownerpolkovnikniki | one thing, several ownerspolkovnikleniki | several things, several ownerspolkovnikleniki |
| Genitivethe colonel's | one thing, one ownerpolkovniknikini | several things, one ownerpolkovniknikileni | one thing, several ownerspolkovniklenikini | several things, several ownerspolkovniklenikileni |
| Accusativethe colonel (as the object) | one thing, one ownerpolkovniknikin | several things, one ownerpolkovniknikileni | one thing, several ownerspolkovniklenikin | several things, several ownerspolkovniklenikileni |
| Dativeto the colonel | one thing, one ownerpolkovniknikine | several things, one ownerpolkovniknikilege | one thing, several ownerspolkovniklenikine | several things, several ownerspolkovniklenikilege |
| Locativeat / in the colonel | one thing, one ownerpolkovniknikinde | several things, one ownerpolkovniknikilede | one thing, several ownerspolkovniklenikinde | several things, several ownerspolkovniklenikilede |
| Ablativefrom the colonel | one thing, one ownerpolkovniknikinden | several things, one ownerpolkovniknikileden | one thing, several ownerspolkovniklenikinden | several things, several ownerspolkovniklenikileden |
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.