pomoşnik
/pomoʃnik/ · plural pomoşnikle
assistant, helper — A Russian loan; the native Karachay word is boluşuwçu.
- direktornu pomoşnigi — the director's assistant
- jaŋı pomoşnik — a new assistant
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | pomoşnikthe assistant | pomoşnigimmy assistant | pomoşnigiŋyour assistant | pomoşnigihis assistant | pomoşnigibizour assistant | pomoşnigigizyou all's assistant | pomoşnikleritheir assistants |
| Genitive | pomoşniknithe assistant's | pomoşnigimimy assistant's | pomoşnigiŋiyour assistant's | pomoşniginihis assistant's | pomoşnigibizniour assistant's | pomoşnigigizniyou all's assistant's | pomoşniklerinitheir assistants' |
| Accusative | pomoşniknithe assistant (as the object) | pomoşnigimimy assistant (as the object) | pomoşnigiŋiyour assistant (as the object) | pomoşniginhis assistant (as the object) | pomoşnigibizniour assistant (as the object) | pomoşnigigizniyou all's assistant (as the object) | pomoşniklerintheir assistants (as the object) |
| Dative | pomoşnikgeto the assistant | pomoşnigimeto my assistant | pomoşnigiŋeto your assistant | pomoşnigineto his assistant | pomoşnigibizgeto our assistant | pomoşnigigizgeto you all's assistant | pomoşniklerineto their assistants |
| Locative | pomoşnikdein / at the assistant | pomoşnigimdein / at my assistant | pomoşnigiŋdein / at your assistant | pomoşnigindein / at his assistant | pomoşnigibizdein / at our assistant | pomoşnigigizdein / at you all's assistant | pomoşniklerindein / at their assistants |
| Ablative | pomoşnikdenfrom the assistant | pomoşnigimdenfrom my assistant | pomoşnigiŋdenfrom your assistant | pomoşnigindenfrom his assistant | pomoşnigibizdenfrom our assistant | pomoşnigigizdenfrom you all's assistant | pomoşniklerindenfrom their assistants |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | pomoşniklethe assistants | pomoşniklerimmy assistants | pomoşnikleriŋyour assistants | pomoşniklerihis assistants | pomoşnikleribizour assistants | pomoşniklerigizyou all's assistants | pomoşnikleritheir assistants |
| Genitive | pomoşniklenithe assistants' | pomoşniklerimimy assistants' | pomoşnikleriŋiyour assistants' | pomoşniklerinihis assistants' | pomoşnikleribizniour assistants' | pomoşniklerigizniyou all's assistants' | pomoşniklerinitheir assistants' |
| Accusative | pomoşniklenithe assistants (as the object) | pomoşniklerimimy assistants (as the object) | pomoşnikleriŋiyour assistants (as the object) | pomoşniklerinhis assistants (as the object) | pomoşnikleribizniour assistants (as the object) | pomoşniklerigizniyou all's assistants (as the object) | pomoşniklerintheir assistants (as the object) |
| Dative | pomoşniklegeto the assistants | pomoşniklerimeto my assistants | pomoşnikleriŋeto your assistants | pomoşniklerineto his assistants | pomoşnikleribizgeto our assistants | pomoşniklerigizgeto you all's assistants | pomoşniklerineto their assistants |
| Locative | pomoşnikledein / at the assistants | pomoşniklerimdein / at my assistants | pomoşnikleriŋdein / at your assistants | pomoşniklerindein / at his assistants | pomoşnikleribizdein / at our assistants | pomoşniklerigizdein / at you all's assistants | pomoşniklerindein / at their assistants |
| Ablative | pomoşnikledenfrom the assistants | pomoşniklerimdenfrom my assistants | pomoşnikleriŋdenfrom your assistants | pomoşniklerindenfrom his assistants | pomoşnikleribizdenfrom our assistants | pomoşniklerigizdenfrom you all's assistants | pomoşniklerindenfrom their assistants |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: pomoşnikleri can mean "his / her assistants", "their assistant", or "their assistants" — context decides.
Whose it is
| Case | one thing, one owner | several things, one owner | one thing, several owners | several things, several owners |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | pomoşniknikithe assistant's one | pomoşniknikilethe assistant's ones | pomoşniklenikithe assistants' one | pomoşniklenikilethe assistants' ones |
| Genitive | pomoşniknikiniof the assistant's one | pomoşniknikileniof the assistant's ones | pomoşniklenikiniof the assistants' one | pomoşniklenikileniof the assistants' ones |
| Accusative | pomoşniknikinthe assistant's one (as the object) | pomoşniknikilenithe assistant's ones (as the object) | pomoşniklenikinthe assistants' one (as the object) | pomoşniklenikilenithe assistants' ones (as the object) |
| Dative | pomoşniknikineto the assistant's one | pomoşniknikilegeto the assistant's ones | pomoşniklenikineto the assistants' one | pomoşniklenikilegeto the assistants' ones |
| Locative | pomoşniknikindein / at the assistant's one | pomoşniknikiledein / at the assistant's ones | pomoşniklenikindein / at the assistants' one | pomoşniklenikiledein / at the assistants' ones |
| Ablative | pomoşniknikindenfrom the assistant's one | pomoşniknikiledenfrom the assistant's ones | pomoşniklenikindenfrom the assistants' one | pomoşniklenikiledenfrom the assistants' ones |
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.