rabfak
/rabfak/ · plural rabfakla
workers' faculty, a Soviet preparatory school that readied working people without secondary schooling for higher education — Before another noun it means of a workers' faculty.
- rabfakda oqurğa — to study at the workers' faculty
- rabfaknı boşarğa — to finish the workers' faculty
- rabfaklağa barmağan kişi qalmağandı — there was no one left who had not gone to workers' faculties
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | rabfakthe workers' faculty | rabfagımmy workers' faculty | rabfagıŋyour workers' faculty | rabfagıhis workers' faculty | rabfagıbızour workers' faculty | rabfagığızyou all's workers' faculty | rabfaklarıtheir workers' faculties |
| Genitive | rabfaknıthe workers' faculty's | rabfagımımy workers' faculty's | rabfagıŋıyour workers' faculty's | rabfagınıhis workers' faculty's | rabfagıbıznıour workers' faculty's | rabfagığıznıyou all's workers' faculty's | rabfaklarınıtheir workers' faculties' |
| Accusative | rabfaknıthe workers' faculty (as the object) | rabfagımımy workers' faculty (as the object) | rabfagıŋıyour workers' faculty (as the object) | rabfagınhis workers' faculty (as the object) | rabfagıbıznıour workers' faculty (as the object) | rabfagığıznıyou all's workers' faculty (as the object) | rabfaklarıntheir workers' faculties (as the object) |
| Dative | rabfakgato the workers' faculty | rabfagımato my workers' faculty | rabfagıŋato your workers' faculty | rabfagınato his workers' faculty | rabfagıbızğato our workers' faculty | rabfagığızğato you all's workers' faculty | rabfaklarınato their workers' faculties |
| Locative | rabfakdain / at the workers' faculty | rabfagımdain / at my workers' faculty | rabfagıŋdain / at your workers' faculty | rabfagındain / at his workers' faculty | rabfagıbızdain / at our workers' faculty | rabfagığızdain / at you all's workers' faculty | rabfaklarındain / at their workers' faculties |
| Ablative | rabfakdanfrom the workers' faculty | rabfagımdanfrom my workers' faculty | rabfagıŋdanfrom your workers' faculty | rabfagındanfrom his workers' faculty | rabfagıbızdanfrom our workers' faculty | rabfagığızdanfrom you all's workers' faculty | rabfaklarındanfrom their workers' faculties |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | rabfaklathe workers' faculties | rabfaklarımmy workers' faculties | rabfaklarıŋyour workers' faculties | rabfaklarıhis workers' faculties | rabfaklarıbızour workers' faculties | rabfaklarığızyou all's workers' faculties | rabfaklarıtheir workers' faculties |
| Genitive | rabfaklanıthe workers' faculties' | rabfaklarımımy workers' faculties' | rabfaklarıŋıyour workers' faculties' | rabfaklarınıhis workers' faculties' | rabfaklarıbıznıour workers' faculties' | rabfaklarığıznıyou all's workers' faculties' | rabfaklarınıtheir workers' faculties' |
| Accusative | rabfaklanıthe workers' faculties (as the object) | rabfaklarımımy workers' faculties (as the object) | rabfaklarıŋıyour workers' faculties (as the object) | rabfaklarınhis workers' faculties (as the object) | rabfaklarıbıznıour workers' faculties (as the object) | rabfaklarığıznıyou all's workers' faculties (as the object) | rabfaklarıntheir workers' faculties (as the object) |
| Dative | rabfaklağato the workers' faculties | rabfaklarımato my workers' faculties | rabfaklarıŋato your workers' faculties | rabfaklarınato his workers' faculties | rabfaklarıbızğato our workers' faculties | rabfaklarığızğato you all's workers' faculties | rabfaklarınato their workers' faculties |
| Locative | rabfakladain / at the workers' faculties | rabfaklarımdain / at my workers' faculties | rabfaklarıŋdain / at your workers' faculties | rabfaklarındain / at his workers' faculties | rabfaklarıbızdain / at our workers' faculties | rabfaklarığızdain / at you all's workers' faculties | rabfaklarındain / at their workers' faculties |
| Ablative | rabfakladanfrom the workers' faculties | rabfaklarımdanfrom my workers' faculties | rabfaklarıŋdanfrom your workers' faculties | rabfaklarındanfrom his workers' faculties | rabfaklarıbızdanfrom our workers' faculties | rabfaklarığızdanfrom you all's workers' faculties | rabfaklarındanfrom their workers' faculties |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: rabfakları can mean "his / her workers' faculties", "their workers' faculty", or "their workers' faculties" — context decides.
Whose it is
| Case | one thing, one owner | several things, one owner | one thing, several owners | several things, several owners |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | rabfaknıqıthe workers' faculty's one | rabfaknıqılathe workers' faculty's ones | rabfaklanıqıthe workers' faculties' one | rabfaklanıqılathe workers' faculties' ones |
| Genitive | rabfaknıqınıof the workers' faculty's one | rabfaknıqılanıof the workers' faculty's ones | rabfaklanıqınıof the workers' faculties' one | rabfaklanıqılanıof the workers' faculties' ones |
| Accusative | rabfaknıqınthe workers' faculty's one (as the object) | rabfaknıqılanıthe workers' faculty's ones (as the object) | rabfaklanıqınthe workers' faculties' one (as the object) | rabfaklanıqılanıthe workers' faculties' ones (as the object) |
| Dative | rabfaknıqınato the workers' faculty's one | rabfaknıqılağato the workers' faculty's ones | rabfaklanıqınato the workers' faculties' one | rabfaklanıqılağato the workers' faculties' ones |
| Locative | rabfaknıqındain / at the workers' faculty's one | rabfaknıqıladain / at the workers' faculty's ones | rabfaklanıqındain / at the workers' faculties' one | rabfaklanıqıladain / at the workers' faculties' ones |
| Ablative | rabfaknıqındanfrom the workers' faculty's one | rabfaknıqıladanfrom the workers' faculty's ones | rabfaklanıqındanfrom the workers' faculties' one | rabfaklanıqıladanfrom the workers' faculties' ones |
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.