rukovoditel
/rukovoditel/ · plural rukovoditelle
a head, a leader; the person in charge of a body of people — Also başçı, tamada. klass rukovoditeli is a homeroom teacher, and kruzhoknu rukovoditeli is the leader of a club or study circle.
- kruzhoknu rukovoditeli — the leader of the club
- fabrikanı rukovoditeli — the head of the factory
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | rukovoditelthe head | rukovoditelimmy head | rukovoditeliŋyour head | rukovoditelihis head | rukovoditelibizour head | rukovoditeligizyou all's head | rukovoditelleritheir heads |
| Genitive | rukovoditelnithe head's | rukovoditelimimy head's | rukovoditeliŋiyour head's | rukovoditelinihis head's | rukovoditelibizniour head's | rukovoditeligizniyou all's head's | rukovoditellerinitheir heads' |
| Accusative | rukovoditelnithe head (as the object) | rukovoditelimimy head (as the object) | rukovoditeliŋiyour head (as the object) | rukovoditelinhis head (as the object) | rukovoditelibizniour head (as the object) | rukovoditeligizniyou all's head (as the object) | rukovoditellerintheir heads (as the object) |
| Dative | rukovoditelgeto the head | rukovoditelimeto my head | rukovoditeliŋeto your head | rukovoditelineto his head | rukovoditelibizgeto our head | rukovoditeligizgeto you all's head | rukovoditellerineto their heads |
| Locative | rukovoditeldein / at the head | rukovoditelimdein / at my head | rukovoditeliŋdein / at your head | rukovoditelindein / at his head | rukovoditelibizdein / at our head | rukovoditeligizdein / at you all's head | rukovoditellerindein / at their heads |
| Ablative | rukovoditeldenfrom the head | rukovoditelimdenfrom my head | rukovoditeliŋdenfrom your head | rukovoditelindenfrom his head | rukovoditelibizdenfrom our head | rukovoditeligizdenfrom you all's head | rukovoditellerindenfrom their heads |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | rukovoditellethe heads | rukovoditellerimmy heads | rukovoditelleriŋyour heads | rukovoditellerihis heads | rukovoditelleribizour heads | rukovoditellerigizyou all's heads | rukovoditelleritheir heads |
| Genitive | rukovoditellenithe heads' | rukovoditellerimimy heads' | rukovoditelleriŋiyour heads' | rukovoditellerinihis heads' | rukovoditelleribizniour heads' | rukovoditellerigizniyou all's heads' | rukovoditellerinitheir heads' |
| Accusative | rukovoditellenithe heads (as the object) | rukovoditellerimimy heads (as the object) | rukovoditelleriŋiyour heads (as the object) | rukovoditellerinhis heads (as the object) | rukovoditelleribizniour heads (as the object) | rukovoditellerigizniyou all's heads (as the object) | rukovoditellerintheir heads (as the object) |
| Dative | rukovoditellegeto the heads | rukovoditellerimeto my heads | rukovoditelleriŋeto your heads | rukovoditellerineto his heads | rukovoditelleribizgeto our heads | rukovoditellerigizgeto you all's heads | rukovoditellerineto their heads |
| Locative | rukovoditelledein / at the heads | rukovoditellerimdein / at my heads | rukovoditelleriŋdein / at your heads | rukovoditellerindein / at his heads | rukovoditelleribizdein / at our heads | rukovoditellerigizdein / at you all's heads | rukovoditellerindein / at their heads |
| Ablative | rukovoditelledenfrom the heads | rukovoditellerimdenfrom my heads | rukovoditelleriŋdenfrom your heads | rukovoditellerindenfrom his heads | rukovoditelleribizdenfrom our heads | rukovoditellerigizdenfrom you all's heads | rukovoditellerindenfrom their heads |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: rukovoditelleri can mean "his / her heads", "their head", or "their heads" — context decides.
Whose it is
| Case | one thing, one owner | several things, one owner | one thing, several owners | several things, several owners |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | rukovoditelnikithe head's one | rukovoditelnikilethe head's ones | rukovoditellenikithe heads' one | rukovoditellenikilethe heads' ones |
| Genitive | rukovoditelnikiniof the head's one | rukovoditelnikileniof the head's ones | rukovoditellenikiniof the heads' one | rukovoditellenikileniof the heads' ones |
| Accusative | rukovoditelnikinthe head's one (as the object) | rukovoditelnikilenithe head's ones (as the object) | rukovoditellenikinthe heads' one (as the object) | rukovoditellenikilenithe heads' ones (as the object) |
| Dative | rukovoditelnikineto the head's one | rukovoditelnikilegeto the head's ones | rukovoditellenikineto the heads' one | rukovoditellenikilegeto the heads' ones |
| Locative | rukovoditelnikindein / at the head's one | rukovoditelnikiledein / at the head's ones | rukovoditellenikindein / at the heads' one | rukovoditellenikiledein / at the heads' ones |
| Ablative | rukovoditelnikindenfrom the head's one | rukovoditelnikiledenfrom the head's ones | rukovoditellenikindenfrom the heads' one | rukovoditellenikiledenfrom the heads' ones |
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.