poruçik
/porutʃik/
Definition
lieutenant, an officer's rank in the Russian imperial army
- jaş poruçik — a young lieutenant
- poruçikni mıyıqları — the lieutenant's moustache
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | poruçikthe lieutenant | poruçiklethe lieutenants | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | poruçiknithe lieutenant's | poruçiklenithe lieutenants' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | poruçiknithe lieutenant (as the object) | poruçiklenithe lieutenants (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | poruçikgeto the lieutenant | poruçiklegeto the lieutenants | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | poruçikdeat / in the lieutenant | poruçikledeat / in the lieutenants | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | poruçikdenfrom the lieutenant | poruçikledenfrom the lieutenants | 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 | poruçigimmy lieutenant | poruçiklerimmy lieutenants |
| your | poruçigingyour lieutenant | poruçikleringyour lieutenants |
| his / her | poruçigihis / her lieutenant | poruçiklerihis / her lieutenants |
| our | poruçigibizour lieutenant | poruçikleribizour lieutenants |
| you all's | poruçigigizyou all's lieutenant | poruçiklerigizyou all's lieutenants |
| their | poruçikleritheir lieutenant | poruçikleritheir lieutenants |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: poruçikleri can mean "his / her lieutenants", "their lieutenant", or "their lieutenants" — context decides.