sovet / sowet
/sovet/, /sowet/ · plural sovetle
1. council, board — This is the word for a standing body that runs or advises an organization, such as an academic or technical council, or the UN Security Council.
- alim sovet — an academic council
- sovetge qoşuldu — he joined the council
- sovetde söleşdim — I spoke at the council
2. Soviet, state council — Names the bodies of state power, from a village Soviet to the Council of Ministers.
- halq deputatlanı el soveti — the village Soviet of people's deputies
- ministrleni soveti — the council of ministers
- Halq Komissarlanı Soveti — the Council of People's Commissars
- sovet onow etdi — the council took the decision
3. Soviet, of the Soviet Union — In this meaning the word stands before another noun and takes no ending of its own: sovet vlast "Soviet power", sovet adam "Soviet person".
- sovet adam — a Soviet person
- sovet halq — the Soviet people
- Sovet Soyuz — the Soviet Union
- sovet jurt — the Soviet homeland
- sovet asker keldi — the Soviet army came
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | sovetthe council | sovetimmy council | sovetiŋyour council | sovetihis council | sovetibizour council | sovetigizyou all's council | sovetleritheir councils |
| Genitive | sovetnithe council's | sovetimimy council's | sovetiŋiyour council's | sovetinihis council's | sovetibizniour council's | sovetigizniyou all's council's | sovetlerinitheir councils' |
| Accusative | sovetnithe council (as the object) | sovetimimy council (as the object) | sovetiŋiyour council (as the object) | sovetinhis council (as the object) | sovetibizniour council (as the object) | sovetigizniyou all's council (as the object) | sovetlerintheir councils (as the object) |
| Dative | sovetgeto the council | sovetimeto my council | sovetiŋeto your council | sovetineto his council | sovetibizgeto our council | sovetigizgeto you all's council | sovetlerineto their councils |
| Locative | sovetdein / at the council | sovetimdein / at my council | sovetiŋdein / at your council | sovetindein / at his council | sovetibizdein / at our council | sovetigizdein / at you all's council | sovetlerindein / at their councils |
| Ablative | sovetdenfrom the council | sovetimdenfrom my council | sovetiŋdenfrom your council | sovetindenfrom his council | sovetibizdenfrom our council | sovetigizdenfrom you all's council | sovetlerindenfrom their councils |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | sovetlethe councils | sovetlerimmy councils | sovetleriŋyour councils | sovetlerihis councils | sovetleribizour councils | sovetlerigizyou all's councils | sovetleritheir councils |
| Genitive | sovetlenithe councils' | sovetlerimimy councils' | sovetleriŋiyour councils' | sovetlerinihis councils' | sovetleribizniour councils' | sovetlerigizniyou all's councils' | sovetlerinitheir councils' |
| Accusative | sovetlenithe councils (as the object) | sovetlerimimy councils (as the object) | sovetleriŋiyour councils (as the object) | sovetlerinhis councils (as the object) | sovetleribizniour councils (as the object) | sovetlerigizniyou all's councils (as the object) | sovetlerintheir councils (as the object) |
| Dative | sovetlegeto the councils | sovetlerimeto my councils | sovetleriŋeto your councils | sovetlerineto his councils | sovetleribizgeto our councils | sovetlerigizgeto you all's councils | sovetlerineto their councils |
| Locative | sovetledein / at the councils | sovetlerimdein / at my councils | sovetleriŋdein / at your councils | sovetlerindein / at his councils | sovetleribizdein / at our councils | sovetlerigizdein / at you all's councils | sovetlerindein / at their councils |
| Ablative | sovetledenfrom the councils | sovetlerimdenfrom my councils | sovetleriŋdenfrom your councils | sovetlerindenfrom his councils | sovetleribizdenfrom our councils | sovetlerigizdenfrom you all's councils | sovetlerindenfrom their councils |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: sovetleri can mean "his / her councils", "their council", or "their councils" — context decides.
Whose it is
| Case | one thing, one owner | several things, one owner | one thing, several owners | several things, several owners |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | sovetnikithe council's one | sovetnikilethe council's ones | sovetlenikithe councils' one | sovetlenikilethe councils' ones |
| Genitive | sovetnikiniof the council's one | sovetnikileniof the council's ones | sovetlenikiniof the councils' one | sovetlenikileniof the councils' ones |
| Accusative | sovetnikinthe council's one (as the object) | sovetnikilenithe council's ones (as the object) | sovetlenikinthe councils' one (as the object) | sovetlenikilenithe councils' ones (as the object) |
| Dative | sovetnikineto the council's one | sovetnikilegeto the council's ones | sovetlenikineto the councils' one | sovetlenikilegeto the councils' ones |
| Locative | sovetnikindein / at the council's one | sovetnikiledein / at the council's ones | sovetlenikindein / at the councils' one | sovetlenikiledein / at the councils' ones |
| Ablative | sovetnikindenfrom the council's one | sovetnikiledenfrom the council's ones | sovetlenikindenfrom the councils' one | sovetlenikiledenfrom the councils' ones |
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.