rota
/rota/
Definition
company, a military unit of soldiers
- birinçi rota — the first company
- rotanı komandiri — the company commander
- bizni rota — our company
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | rotathe company | rotalathe companies | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | rotanıthe company's | rotalanıthe companies' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | rotanıthe company (as the object) | rotalanıthe companies (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | rotağato the company | rotalağato the companies | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | rotadaat / in the company | rotaladaat / in the companies | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | rotadanfrom the company | rotaladanfrom the companies | 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 | rotammy company | rotalarımmy companies |
| your | rotangyour company | rotalarıngyour companies |
| his / her | rotasıhis / her company | rotalarıhis / her companies |
| our | rotabızour company | rotalarıbızour companies |
| you all's | rotağızyou all's company | rotalarığızyou all's companies |
| their | rotalarıtheir company | rotalarıtheir 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.