soldat
/soldat/
Definition
soldier, an enlisted serviceman
- soldat bolurğa — to become a soldier
- soldat jaşaw — a soldier's life
- soldatla jolğa tizildile — the soldiers formed up on the road
Feedback
or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | soldatthe soldier | soldatlathe soldiers | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | soldatnıthe soldier's | soldatlanıthe soldiers' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | soldatnıthe soldier (as the object) | soldatlanıthe soldiers (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | soldathato the soldier | soldatlağato the soldiers | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | soldatdaat / in the soldier | soldatladaat / in the soldiers | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | soldatdanfrom the soldier | soldatladanfrom the soldiers | 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 | soldatımmy soldier | soldatlarımmy soldiers |
| your | soldatıngyour soldier | soldatlarıngyour soldiers |
| his / her | soldatıhis / her soldier | soldatlarıhis / her soldiers |
| our | soldatıbızour soldier | soldatlarıbızour soldiers |
| you all's | soldatığızyou all's soldier | soldatlarığızyou all's soldiers |
| their | soldatlarıtheir soldier | soldatlarıtheir soldiers |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: soldatları can mean "his / her soldiers", "their soldier", or "their soldiers" — context decides.