rota
/rota/ · plural rotala
company, a military unit of soldiers forming part of a battalion — Before another noun it means of a company, as in rotanı komandiri "company commander".
- birinçi rota — the first company
- rotanı komandiri — the company commander
- bizni rota — our company
- rota elge kirgendi — the company has entered the village
- rota safha tizilgendi — the company has lined up in ranks
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | rotathe company | rotammy company | rotaŋyour company | rotasıhis company | rotabızour company | rotağızyou all's company | rotalarıtheir companies |
| Genitive | rotanıthe company's | rotamımy company's | rotaŋıyour company's | rotasınıhis company's | rotabıznıour company's | rotağıznıyou all's company's | rotalarınıtheir companies' |
| Accusative | rotanıthe company (as the object) | rotamımy company (as the object) | rotaŋıyour company (as the object) | rotasınhis company (as the object) | rotabıznıour company (as the object) | rotağıznıyou all's company (as the object) | rotalarıntheir companies (as the object) |
| Dative | rotağato the company | rotamato my company | rotaŋato your company | rotasınato his company | rotabızğato our company | rotağızğato you all's company | rotalarınato their companies |
| Locative | rotadain / at the company | rotamdain / at my company | rotaŋdain / at your company | rotasındain / at his company | rotabızdain / at our company | rotağızdain / at you all's company | rotalarındain / at their companies |
| Ablative | rotadanfrom the company | rotamdanfrom my company | rotaŋdanfrom your company | rotasındanfrom his company | rotabızdanfrom our company | rotağızdanfrom you all's company | rotalarındanfrom their companies |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | rotalathe companies | rotalarımmy companies | rotalarıŋyour companies | rotalarıhis companies | rotalarıbızour companies | rotalarığızyou all's companies | rotalarıtheir companies |
| Genitive | rotalanıthe companies' | rotalarımımy companies' | rotalarıŋıyour companies' | rotalarınıhis companies' | rotalarıbıznıour companies' | rotalarığıznıyou all's companies' | rotalarınıtheir companies' |
| Accusative | rotalanıthe companies (as the object) | rotalarımımy companies (as the object) | rotalarıŋıyour companies (as the object) | rotalarınhis companies (as the object) | rotalarıbıznıour companies (as the object) | rotalarığıznıyou all's companies (as the object) | rotalarıntheir companies (as the object) |
| Dative | rotalağato the companies | rotalarımato my companies | rotalarıŋato your companies | rotalarınato his companies | rotalarıbızğato our companies | rotalarığızğato you all's companies | rotalarınato their companies |
| Locative | rotaladain / at the companies | rotalarımdain / at my companies | rotalarıŋdain / at your companies | rotalarındain / at his companies | rotalarıbızdain / at our companies | rotalarığızdain / at you all's companies | rotalarındain / at their companies |
| Ablative | rotaladanfrom the companies | rotalarımdanfrom my companies | rotalarıŋdanfrom your companies | rotalarındanfrom his companies | rotalarıbızdanfrom our companies | rotalarığızdanfrom you all's companies | rotalarındanfrom their companies |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: rotaları can mean "his / her companies", "their company", or "their companies" — context decides.
Whose it is
| Case | one thing, one owner | several things, one owner | one thing, several owners | several things, several owners |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | rotanıqıthe company's one | rotanıqılathe company's ones | rotalanıqıthe companies' one | rotalanıqılathe companies' ones |
| Genitive | rotanıqınıof the company's one | rotanıqılanıof the company's ones | rotalanıqınıof the companies' one | rotalanıqılanıof the companies' ones |
| Accusative | rotanıqınthe company's one (as the object) | rotanıqılanıthe company's ones (as the object) | rotalanıqınthe companies' one (as the object) | rotalanıqılanıthe companies' ones (as the object) |
| Dative | rotanıqınato the company's one | rotanıqılağato the company's ones | rotalanıqınato the companies' one | rotalanıqılağato the companies' ones |
| Locative | rotanıqındain / at the company's one | rotanıqıladain / at the company's ones | rotalanıqındain / at the companies' one | rotalanıqıladain / at the companies' ones |
| Ablative | rotanıqındanfrom the company's one | rotanıqıladanfrom the company's ones | rotalanıqındanfrom the companies' one | rotalanıqıladanfrom the companies' ones |
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.