sestra
/sestra/
Definition
a nurse
- tamada sestra — the head nurse
- sestra bolub işlerge — to work as a nurse
- sestrağa sorurğa — to ask the nurse
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | sestrathe nurse | sestralathe nurses | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | sestranıthe nurse's | sestralanıthe nurses' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | sestranıthe nurse (as the object) | sestralanıthe nurses (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | sestrağato the nurse | sestralağato the nurses | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | sestradaat / in the nurse | sestraladaat / in the nurses | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | sestradanfrom the nurse | sestraladanfrom the nurses | 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 | sestrammy nurse | sestralarımmy nurses |
| your | sestrangyour nurse | sestralarıngyour nurses |
| his / her | sestrasıhis / her nurse | sestralarıhis / her nurses |
| our | sestrabızour nurse | sestralarıbızour nurses |
| you all's | sestrağızyou all's nurse | sestralarığızyou all's nurses |
| their | sestralarıtheir nurse | sestralarıtheir nurses |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: sestraları can mean "his / her nurses", "their nurse", or "their nurses" — context decides.