posol
/posol/
Definition
an ambassador
- qralnı posolu — the ambassador of the state
- posol keldi — the ambassador arrived
- posolğa aytdı — he told the ambassador
Feedback
or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | posolthe ambassador | posollathe ambassadors | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | posolnuthe ambassador's | posollanıthe ambassadors' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | posolnuthe ambassador (as the object) | posollanıthe ambassadors (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | posolğato the ambassador | posollağato the ambassadors | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | posoldaat / in the ambassador | posolladaat / in the ambassadors | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | posoldanfrom the ambassador | posolladanfrom the ambassadors | 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 | posolummy ambassador | posollarımmy ambassadors |
| your | posolungyour ambassador | posollarıngyour ambassadors |
| his / her | posoluhis / her ambassador | posollarıhis / her ambassadors |
| our | posolubuzour ambassador | posollarıbızour ambassadors |
| you all's | posoluğuzyou all's ambassador | posollarığızyou all's ambassadors |
| their | posollarıtheir ambassador | posollarıtheir ambassadors |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: posolları can mean "his / her ambassadors", "their ambassador", or "their ambassadors" — context decides.