polkovodets
/polkovodets/ · plural polkovodetsle
military commander, leader of an army or of a large military force — A Russian loan; the Karachay equivalent is asker başçı.
- orus askerni belgili polkovodetsleri — famous military commanders of the Russian army
- ullu polkovodets — a great military commander
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | polkovodetsthe commander | polkovodetsimmy commander | polkovodetsiŋyour commander | polkovodetsihis commander | polkovodetsibizour commander | polkovodetsigizyou all's commander | polkovodetsleritheir commanders |
| Genitive | polkovodetsnithe commander's | polkovodetsimimy commander's | polkovodetsiŋiyour commander's | polkovodetsinihis commander's | polkovodetsibizniour commander's | polkovodetsigizniyou all's commander's | polkovodetslerinitheir commanders' |
| Accusative | polkovodetsnithe commander (as the object) | polkovodetsimimy commander (as the object) | polkovodetsiŋiyour commander (as the object) | polkovodetsinhis commander (as the object) | polkovodetsibizniour commander (as the object) | polkovodetsigizniyou all's commander (as the object) | polkovodetslerintheir commanders (as the object) |
| Dative | polkovodetsgeto the commander | polkovodetsimeto my commander | polkovodetsiŋeto your commander | polkovodetsineto his commander | polkovodetsibizgeto our commander | polkovodetsigizgeto you all's commander | polkovodetslerineto their commanders |
| Locative | polkovodetsdein / at the commander | polkovodetsimdein / at my commander | polkovodetsiŋdein / at your commander | polkovodetsindein / at his commander | polkovodetsibizdein / at our commander | polkovodetsigizdein / at you all's commander | polkovodetslerindein / at their commanders |
| Ablative | polkovodetsdenfrom the commander | polkovodetsimdenfrom my commander | polkovodetsiŋdenfrom your commander | polkovodetsindenfrom his commander | polkovodetsibizdenfrom our commander | polkovodetsigizdenfrom you all's commander | polkovodetslerindenfrom their commanders |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | polkovodetslethe commanders | polkovodetslerimmy commanders | polkovodetsleriŋyour commanders | polkovodetslerihis commanders | polkovodetsleribizour commanders | polkovodetslerigizyou all's commanders | polkovodetsleritheir commanders |
| Genitive | polkovodetslenithe commanders' | polkovodetslerimimy commanders' | polkovodetsleriŋiyour commanders' | polkovodetslerinihis commanders' | polkovodetsleribizniour commanders' | polkovodetslerigizniyou all's commanders' | polkovodetslerinitheir commanders' |
| Accusative | polkovodetslenithe commanders (as the object) | polkovodetslerimimy commanders (as the object) | polkovodetsleriŋiyour commanders (as the object) | polkovodetslerinhis commanders (as the object) | polkovodetsleribizniour commanders (as the object) | polkovodetslerigizniyou all's commanders (as the object) | polkovodetslerintheir commanders (as the object) |
| Dative | polkovodetslegeto the commanders | polkovodetslerimeto my commanders | polkovodetsleriŋeto your commanders | polkovodetslerineto his commanders | polkovodetsleribizgeto our commanders | polkovodetslerigizgeto you all's commanders | polkovodetslerineto their commanders |
| Locative | polkovodetsledein / at the commanders | polkovodetslerimdein / at my commanders | polkovodetsleriŋdein / at your commanders | polkovodetslerindein / at his commanders | polkovodetsleribizdein / at our commanders | polkovodetslerigizdein / at you all's commanders | polkovodetslerindein / at their commanders |
| Ablative | polkovodetsledenfrom the commanders | polkovodetslerimdenfrom my commanders | polkovodetsleriŋdenfrom your commanders | polkovodetslerindenfrom his commanders | polkovodetsleribizdenfrom our commanders | polkovodetslerigizdenfrom you all's commanders | polkovodetslerindenfrom their commanders |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: polkovodetsleri can mean "his / her commanders", "their commander", or "their commanders" — context decides.
Whose it is
| Case | one thing, one owner | several things, one owner | one thing, several owners | several things, several owners |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | polkovodetsnikithe commander's one | polkovodetsnikilethe commander's ones | polkovodetslenikithe commanders' one | polkovodetslenikilethe commanders' ones |
| Genitive | polkovodetsnikiniof the commander's one | polkovodetsnikileniof the commander's ones | polkovodetslenikiniof the commanders' one | polkovodetslenikileniof the commanders' ones |
| Accusative | polkovodetsnikinthe commander's one (as the object) | polkovodetsnikilenithe commander's ones (as the object) | polkovodetslenikinthe commanders' one (as the object) | polkovodetslenikilenithe commanders' ones (as the object) |
| Dative | polkovodetsnikineto the commander's one | polkovodetsnikilegeto the commander's ones | polkovodetslenikineto the commanders' one | polkovodetslenikilegeto the commanders' ones |
| Locative | polkovodetsnikindein / at the commander's one | polkovodetsnikiledein / at the commander's ones | polkovodetslenikindein / at the commanders' one | polkovodetslenikiledein / at the commanders' ones |
| Ablative | polkovodetsnikindenfrom the commander's one | polkovodetsnikiledenfrom the commander's ones | polkovodetslenikindenfrom the commanders' one | polkovodetslenikiledenfrom the commanders' ones |
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.