sestra
/sestra/ · plural sestrala
nurse, a person with secondary medical training who cares for patients
- tamada sestra — the head nurse
- sestra jaranı juwdu — the nurse washed the wound
- sestrağa sorurğa — to ask the nurse
- sestra bolub işlerge — to work as a nurse
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | sestrathe nurse | sestrammy nurse | sestraŋyour nurse | sestrasıhis nurse | sestrabızour nurse | sestrağızyou all's nurse | sestralarıtheir nurses |
| Genitive | sestranıthe nurse's | sestramımy nurse's | sestraŋıyour nurse's | sestrasınıhis nurse's | sestrabıznıour nurse's | sestrağıznıyou all's nurse's | sestralarınıtheir nurses' |
| Accusative | sestranıthe nurse (as the object) | sestramımy nurse (as the object) | sestraŋıyour nurse (as the object) | sestrasınhis nurse (as the object) | sestrabıznıour nurse (as the object) | sestrağıznıyou all's nurse (as the object) | sestralarıntheir nurses (as the object) |
| Dative | sestrağato the nurse | sestramato my nurse | sestraŋato your nurse | sestrasınato his nurse | sestrabızğato our nurse | sestrağızğato you all's nurse | sestralarınato their nurses |
| Locative | sestradain / at the nurse | sestramdain / at my nurse | sestraŋdain / at your nurse | sestrasındain / at his nurse | sestrabızdain / at our nurse | sestrağızdain / at you all's nurse | sestralarındain / at their nurses |
| Ablative | sestradanfrom the nurse | sestramdanfrom my nurse | sestraŋdanfrom your nurse | sestrasındanfrom his nurse | sestrabızdanfrom our nurse | sestrağızdanfrom you all's nurse | sestralarındanfrom their nurses |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | sestralathe nurses | sestralarımmy nurses | sestralarıŋyour nurses | sestralarıhis nurses | sestralarıbızour nurses | sestralarığızyou all's nurses | sestralarıtheir nurses |
| Genitive | sestralanıthe nurses' | sestralarımımy nurses' | sestralarıŋıyour nurses' | sestralarınıhis nurses' | sestralarıbıznıour nurses' | sestralarığıznıyou all's nurses' | sestralarınıtheir nurses' |
| Accusative | sestralanıthe nurses (as the object) | sestralarımımy nurses (as the object) | sestralarıŋıyour nurses (as the object) | sestralarınhis nurses (as the object) | sestralarıbıznıour nurses (as the object) | sestralarığıznıyou all's nurses (as the object) | sestralarıntheir nurses (as the object) |
| Dative | sestralağato the nurses | sestralarımato my nurses | sestralarıŋato your nurses | sestralarınato his nurses | sestralarıbızğato our nurses | sestralarığızğato you all's nurses | sestralarınato their nurses |
| Locative | sestraladain / at the nurses | sestralarımdain / at my nurses | sestralarıŋdain / at your nurses | sestralarındain / at his nurses | sestralarıbızdain / at our nurses | sestralarığızdain / at you all's nurses | sestralarındain / at their nurses |
| Ablative | sestraladanfrom the nurses | sestralarımdanfrom my nurses | sestralarıŋdanfrom your nurses | sestralarındanfrom his nurses | sestralarıbızdanfrom our nurses | sestralarığızdanfrom you all's nurses | sestralarındanfrom their 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.
Whose it is
| Case | one thing, one owner | several things, one owner | one thing, several owners | several things, several owners |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | sestranıqıthe nurse's one | sestranıqılathe nurse's ones | sestralanıqıthe nurses' one | sestralanıqılathe nurses' ones |
| Genitive | sestranıqınıof the nurse's one | sestranıqılanıof the nurse's ones | sestralanıqınıof the nurses' one | sestralanıqılanıof the nurses' ones |
| Accusative | sestranıqınthe nurse's one (as the object) | sestranıqılanıthe nurse's ones (as the object) | sestralanıqınthe nurses' one (as the object) | sestralanıqılanıthe nurses' ones (as the object) |
| Dative | sestranıqınato the nurse's one | sestranıqılağato the nurse's ones | sestralanıqınato the nurses' one | sestralanıqılağato the nurses' ones |
| Locative | sestranıqındain / at the nurse's one | sestranıqıladain / at the nurse's ones | sestralanıqındain / at the nurses' one | sestralanıqıladain / at the nurses' ones |
| Ablative | sestranıqındanfrom the nurse's one | sestranıqıladanfrom the nurse's ones | sestralanıqındanfrom the nurses' one | sestralanıqıladanfrom the nurses' ones |
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.