ştab
/ʃtab/
Definitions
1. the staff of a military command; its headquarters
- diwiziyanı ştabı — the divisional staff
- ştab turğan jer — the place where the staff is quartered
- askerni ştabı — the staff of the army
2. a body that directs an undertaking, a command centre
- malçılağa onow etgen ştab — the centre that directs the herdsmen
- ştabnı begimi — the decision of the directing body
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | ştabthe staff | ştablathe stafves | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | ştabnıthe staff's | ştablanıthe stafves' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | ştabnıthe staff (as the object) | ştablanıthe stafves (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | ştabhato the staff | ştablağato the stafves | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | ştabdaat / in the staff | ştabladaat / in the stafves | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | ştabdanfrom the staff | ştabladanfrom the stafves | 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 | ştabımmy staff | ştablarımmy stafves |
| your | ştabıngyour staff | ştablarıngyour stafves |
| his / her | ştabıhis / her staff | ştablarıhis / her stafves |
| our | ştabıbızour staff | ştablarıbızour stafves |
| you all's | ştabığızyou all's staff | ştablarığızyou all's stafves |
| their | ştablarıtheir staff | ştablarıtheir stafves |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: ştabları can mean "his / her stafves", "their staff", or "their stafves" — context decides.