serzhant
/serʒant/ · plural serzhantla
sergeant: the lowest rank of commanding personnel in the army or police, or a person holding that rank — Before another noun it means sergeant's, as in serzhant şkol "sergeant school".
- kiçi serzhant — a junior sergeant
- tamada serzhant — a senior sergeant
- serzhant şkolnu boşarğa — to finish the sergeants' school
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | serzhantthe sergeant | serzhantımmy sergeant | serzhantıŋyour sergeant | serzhantıhis sergeant | serzhantıbızour sergeant | serzhantığızyou all's sergeant | serzhantlarıtheir sergeants |
| Genitive | serzhantnıthe sergeant's | serzhantımımy sergeant's | serzhantıŋıyour sergeant's | serzhantınıhis sergeant's | serzhantıbıznıour sergeant's | serzhantığıznıyou all's sergeant's | serzhantlarınıtheir sergeants' |
| Accusative | serzhantnıthe sergeant (as the object) | serzhantımımy sergeant (as the object) | serzhantıŋıyour sergeant (as the object) | serzhantınhis sergeant (as the object) | serzhantıbıznıour sergeant (as the object) | serzhantığıznıyou all's sergeant (as the object) | serzhantlarıntheir sergeants (as the object) |
| Dative | serzhanthato the sergeant | serzhantımato my sergeant | serzhantıŋato your sergeant | serzhantınato his sergeant | serzhantıbızğato our sergeant | serzhantığızğato you all's sergeant | serzhantlarınato their sergeants |
| Locative | serzhantdain / at the sergeant | serzhantımdain / at my sergeant | serzhantıŋdain / at your sergeant | serzhantındain / at his sergeant | serzhantıbızdain / at our sergeant | serzhantığızdain / at you all's sergeant | serzhantlarındain / at their sergeants |
| Ablative | serzhantdanfrom the sergeant | serzhantımdanfrom my sergeant | serzhantıŋdanfrom your sergeant | serzhantındanfrom his sergeant | serzhantıbızdanfrom our sergeant | serzhantığızdanfrom you all's sergeant | serzhantlarındanfrom their sergeants |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | serzhantlathe sergeants | serzhantlarımmy sergeants | serzhantlarıŋyour sergeants | serzhantlarıhis sergeants | serzhantlarıbızour sergeants | serzhantlarığızyou all's sergeants | serzhantlarıtheir sergeants |
| Genitive | serzhantlanıthe sergeants' | serzhantlarımımy sergeants' | serzhantlarıŋıyour sergeants' | serzhantlarınıhis sergeants' | serzhantlarıbıznıour sergeants' | serzhantlarığıznıyou all's sergeants' | serzhantlarınıtheir sergeants' |
| Accusative | serzhantlanıthe sergeants (as the object) | serzhantlarımımy sergeants (as the object) | serzhantlarıŋıyour sergeants (as the object) | serzhantlarınhis sergeants (as the object) | serzhantlarıbıznıour sergeants (as the object) | serzhantlarığıznıyou all's sergeants (as the object) | serzhantlarıntheir sergeants (as the object) |
| Dative | serzhantlağato the sergeants | serzhantlarımato my sergeants | serzhantlarıŋato your sergeants | serzhantlarınato his sergeants | serzhantlarıbızğato our sergeants | serzhantlarığızğato you all's sergeants | serzhantlarınato their sergeants |
| Locative | serzhantladain / at the sergeants | serzhantlarımdain / at my sergeants | serzhantlarıŋdain / at your sergeants | serzhantlarındain / at his sergeants | serzhantlarıbızdain / at our sergeants | serzhantlarığızdain / at you all's sergeants | serzhantlarındain / at their sergeants |
| Ablative | serzhantladanfrom the sergeants | serzhantlarımdanfrom my sergeants | serzhantlarıŋdanfrom your sergeants | serzhantlarındanfrom his sergeants | serzhantlarıbızdanfrom our sergeants | serzhantlarığızdanfrom you all's sergeants | serzhantlarındanfrom their 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.
Whose it is
| Case | one thing, one owner | several things, one owner | one thing, several owners | several things, several owners |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | serzhantnıqıthe sergeant's one | serzhantnıqılathe sergeant's ones | serzhantlanıqıthe sergeants' one | serzhantlanıqılathe sergeants' ones |
| Genitive | serzhantnıqınıof the sergeant's one | serzhantnıqılanıof the sergeant's ones | serzhantlanıqınıof the sergeants' one | serzhantlanıqılanıof the sergeants' ones |
| Accusative | serzhantnıqınthe sergeant's one (as the object) | serzhantnıqılanıthe sergeant's ones (as the object) | serzhantlanıqınthe sergeants' one (as the object) | serzhantlanıqılanıthe sergeants' ones (as the object) |
| Dative | serzhantnıqınato the sergeant's one | serzhantnıqılağato the sergeant's ones | serzhantlanıqınato the sergeants' one | serzhantlanıqılağato the sergeants' ones |
| Locative | serzhantnıqındain / at the sergeant's one | serzhantnıqıladain / at the sergeant's ones | serzhantlanıqındain / at the sergeants' one | serzhantlanıqıladain / at the sergeants' ones |
| Ablative | serzhantnıqındanfrom the sergeant's one | serzhantnıqıladanfrom the sergeant's ones | serzhantlanıqındanfrom the sergeants' one | serzhantlanıqıladanfrom the sergeants' ones |
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.