serzhant
/serʒant/
Definition
sergeant
- serzhant şkolnu boşarğa — to finish the sergeants' school
- tamata serzhant — a senior sergeant
Feedback
or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | serzhantthe sergeant | serzhantlathe sergeants | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | serzhantnıthe sergeant's | serzhantlanıthe sergeants' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | serzhantnıthe sergeant (as the object) | serzhantlanıthe sergeants (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | serzhanthato the sergeant | serzhantlağato the sergeants | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | serzhantdaat / in the sergeant | serzhantladaat / in the sergeants | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | serzhantdanfrom the sergeant | serzhantladanfrom the sergeants | 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 | serzhantımmy sergeant | serzhantlarımmy sergeants |
| your | serzhantıngyour sergeant | serzhantlarıngyour sergeants |
| his / her | serzhantıhis / her sergeant | serzhantlarıhis / her sergeants |
| our | serzhantıbızour sergeant | serzhantlarıbızour sergeants |
| you all's | serzhantığızyou all's sergeant | serzhantlarığızyou all's sergeants |
| their | serzhantlarıtheir sergeant | serzhantlarıtheir sergeants |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: serzhantları can mean "his / her sergeants", "their sergeant", or "their sergeants" — context decides.