poruçik
/porutʃik/ · plural poruçikle
lieutenant — An officer's rank in the army of imperial Russia, between second lieutenant and staff captain. one source
- jaş poruçik — a young lieutenant
- poruçik buyruq berdi — the lieutenant gave an order
- poruçikni mıyıqları — the lieutenant's mustache
- poruçikni tanıyma — I know the lieutenant
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | poruçikthe lieutenant | poruçigimmy lieutenant | poruçigiŋyour lieutenant | poruçigihis lieutenant | poruçigibizour lieutenant | poruçigigizyou all's lieutenant | poruçikleritheir lieutenants |
| Genitive | poruçiknithe lieutenant's | poruçigimimy lieutenant's | poruçigiŋiyour lieutenant's | poruçiginihis lieutenant's | poruçigibizniour lieutenant's | poruçigigizniyou all's lieutenant's | poruçiklerinitheir lieutenants' |
| Accusative | poruçiknithe lieutenant (as the object) | poruçigimimy lieutenant (as the object) | poruçigiŋiyour lieutenant (as the object) | poruçiginhis lieutenant (as the object) | poruçigibizniour lieutenant (as the object) | poruçigigizniyou all's lieutenant (as the object) | poruçiklerintheir lieutenants (as the object) |
| Dative | poruçikgeto the lieutenant | poruçigimeto my lieutenant | poruçigiŋeto your lieutenant | poruçigineto his lieutenant | poruçigibizgeto our lieutenant | poruçigigizgeto you all's lieutenant | poruçiklerineto their lieutenants |
| Locative | poruçikdein / at the lieutenant | poruçigimdein / at my lieutenant | poruçigiŋdein / at your lieutenant | poruçigindein / at his lieutenant | poruçigibizdein / at our lieutenant | poruçigigizdein / at you all's lieutenant | poruçiklerindein / at their lieutenants |
| Ablative | poruçikdenfrom the lieutenant | poruçigimdenfrom my lieutenant | poruçigiŋdenfrom your lieutenant | poruçigindenfrom his lieutenant | poruçigibizdenfrom our lieutenant | poruçigigizdenfrom you all's lieutenant | poruçiklerindenfrom their lieutenants |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | poruçiklethe lieutenants | poruçiklerimmy lieutenants | poruçikleriŋyour lieutenants | poruçiklerihis lieutenants | poruçikleribizour lieutenants | poruçiklerigizyou all's lieutenants | poruçikleritheir lieutenants |
| Genitive | poruçiklenithe lieutenants' | poruçiklerimimy lieutenants' | poruçikleriŋiyour lieutenants' | poruçiklerinihis lieutenants' | poruçikleribizniour lieutenants' | poruçiklerigizniyou all's lieutenants' | poruçiklerinitheir lieutenants' |
| Accusative | poruçiklenithe lieutenants (as the object) | poruçiklerimimy lieutenants (as the object) | poruçikleriŋiyour lieutenants (as the object) | poruçiklerinhis lieutenants (as the object) | poruçikleribizniour lieutenants (as the object) | poruçiklerigizniyou all's lieutenants (as the object) | poruçiklerintheir lieutenants (as the object) |
| Dative | poruçiklegeto the lieutenants | poruçiklerimeto my lieutenants | poruçikleriŋeto your lieutenants | poruçiklerineto his lieutenants | poruçikleribizgeto our lieutenants | poruçiklerigizgeto you all's lieutenants | poruçiklerineto their lieutenants |
| Locative | poruçikledein / at the lieutenants | poruçiklerimdein / at my lieutenants | poruçikleriŋdein / at your lieutenants | poruçiklerindein / at his lieutenants | poruçikleribizdein / at our lieutenants | poruçiklerigizdein / at you all's lieutenants | poruçiklerindein / at their lieutenants |
| Ablative | poruçikledenfrom the lieutenants | poruçiklerimdenfrom my lieutenants | poruçikleriŋdenfrom your lieutenants | poruçiklerindenfrom his lieutenants | poruçikleribizdenfrom our lieutenants | poruçiklerigizdenfrom you all's lieutenants | poruçiklerindenfrom their 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.
Whose it is
| Case | one thing, one owner | several things, one owner | one thing, several owners | several things, several owners |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | poruçiknikithe lieutenant's one | poruçiknikilethe lieutenant's ones | poruçiklenikithe lieutenants' one | poruçiklenikilethe lieutenants' ones |
| Genitive | poruçiknikiniof the lieutenant's one | poruçiknikileniof the lieutenant's ones | poruçiklenikiniof the lieutenants' one | poruçiklenikileniof the lieutenants' ones |
| Accusative | poruçiknikinthe lieutenant's one (as the object) | poruçiknikilenithe lieutenant's ones (as the object) | poruçiklenikinthe lieutenants' one (as the object) | poruçiklenikilenithe lieutenants' ones (as the object) |
| Dative | poruçiknikineto the lieutenant's one | poruçiknikilegeto the lieutenant's ones | poruçiklenikineto the lieutenants' one | poruçiklenikilegeto the lieutenants' ones |
| Locative | poruçiknikindein / at the lieutenant's one | poruçiknikiledein / at the lieutenant's ones | poruçiklenikindein / at the lieutenants' one | poruçiklenikiledein / at the lieutenants' ones |
| Ablative | poruçiknikindenfrom the lieutenant's one | poruçiknikiledenfrom the lieutenant's ones | poruçiklenikindenfrom the lieutenants' one | poruçiklenikiledenfrom the lieutenants' ones |
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.