sportsmen
/sportsmen/
Definition
an athlete, one who takes part in sport
- ahşı sportsmen bol — be a good athlete
- jaş sportsmenle — young athletes
- sportsmen bolurğa — to become an athlete
Related
sportçusynonyman athlete, one who takes part in sport
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | sportsmenthe athlete | sportsmenlethe athletes | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | sportsmennithe athlete's | sportsmenlenithe athletes' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | sportsmennithe athlete (as the object) | sportsmenlenithe athletes (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | sportsmengeto the athlete | sportsmenlegeto the athletes | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | sportsmendeat / in the athlete | sportsmenledeat / in the athletes | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | sportsmendenfrom the athlete | sportsmenledenfrom the athletes | 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 | sportsmenimmy athlete | sportsmenlerimmy athletes |
| your | sportsmeningyour athlete | sportsmenleringyour athletes |
| his / her | sportsmenihis / her athlete | sportsmenlerihis / her athletes |
| our | sportsmenibizour athlete | sportsmenleribizour athletes |
| you all's | sportsmenigizyou all's athlete | sportsmenlerigizyou all's athletes |
| their | sportsmenleritheir athlete | sportsmenleritheir athletes |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: sportsmenleri can mean "his / her athletes", "their athlete", or "their athletes" — context decides.