sportsmen
/sportsmen/ · plural sportsmenle
athlete, sportsman, one who takes part in sport
- jaş sportsmenle — young athletes
- bizni qıralnı sportsmenleri — our country's athletes
- aşhı sportsmen bol — be a good athlete
- sportsmen bolurğa — to become an athlete
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | sportsmenthe athlete | sportsmenimmy athlete | sportsmeniŋyour athlete | sportsmenihis athlete | sportsmenibizour athlete | sportsmenigizyou all's athlete | sportsmenleritheir athletes |
| Genitive | sportsmennithe athlete's | sportsmenimimy athlete's | sportsmeniŋiyour athlete's | sportsmeninihis athlete's | sportsmenibizniour athlete's | sportsmenigizniyou all's athlete's | sportsmenlerinitheir athletes' |
| Accusative | sportsmennithe athlete (as the object) | sportsmenimimy athlete (as the object) | sportsmeniŋiyour athlete (as the object) | sportsmeninhis athlete (as the object) | sportsmenibizniour athlete (as the object) | sportsmenigizniyou all's athlete (as the object) | sportsmenlerintheir athletes (as the object) |
| Dative | sportsmenŋeto the athlete | sportsmenimeto my athlete | sportsmeniŋeto your athlete | sportsmenineto his athlete | sportsmenibizgeto our athlete | sportsmenigizgeto you all's athlete | sportsmenlerineto their athletes |
| Locative | sportsmendein / at the athlete | sportsmenimdein / at my athlete | sportsmeniŋdein / at your athlete | sportsmenindein / at his athlete | sportsmenibizdein / at our athlete | sportsmenigizdein / at you all's athlete | sportsmenlerindein / at their athletes |
| Ablative | sportsmendenfrom the athlete | sportsmenimdenfrom my athlete | sportsmeniŋdenfrom your athlete | sportsmenindenfrom his athlete | sportsmenibizdenfrom our athlete | sportsmenigizdenfrom you all's athlete | sportsmenlerindenfrom their athletes |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | sportsmenlethe athletes | sportsmenlerimmy athletes | sportsmenleriŋyour athletes | sportsmenlerihis athletes | sportsmenleribizour athletes | sportsmenlerigizyou all's athletes | sportsmenleritheir athletes |
| Genitive | sportsmenlenithe athletes' | sportsmenlerimimy athletes' | sportsmenleriŋiyour athletes' | sportsmenlerinihis athletes' | sportsmenleribizniour athletes' | sportsmenlerigizniyou all's athletes' | sportsmenlerinitheir athletes' |
| Accusative | sportsmenlenithe athletes (as the object) | sportsmenlerimimy athletes (as the object) | sportsmenleriŋiyour athletes (as the object) | sportsmenlerinhis athletes (as the object) | sportsmenleribizniour athletes (as the object) | sportsmenlerigizniyou all's athletes (as the object) | sportsmenlerintheir athletes (as the object) |
| Dative | sportsmenlegeto the athletes | sportsmenlerimeto my athletes | sportsmenleriŋeto your athletes | sportsmenlerineto his athletes | sportsmenleribizgeto our athletes | sportsmenlerigizgeto you all's athletes | sportsmenlerineto their athletes |
| Locative | sportsmenledein / at the athletes | sportsmenlerimdein / at my athletes | sportsmenleriŋdein / at your athletes | sportsmenlerindein / at his athletes | sportsmenleribizdein / at our athletes | sportsmenlerigizdein / at you all's athletes | sportsmenlerindein / at their athletes |
| Ablative | sportsmenledenfrom the athletes | sportsmenlerimdenfrom my athletes | sportsmenleriŋdenfrom your athletes | sportsmenlerindenfrom his athletes | sportsmenleribizdenfrom our athletes | sportsmenlerigizdenfrom you all's athletes | sportsmenlerindenfrom their 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.
Whose it is
| Case | one thing, one owner | several things, one owner | one thing, several owners | several things, several owners |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | sportsmennikithe athlete's one | sportsmennikilethe athlete's ones | sportsmenlenikithe athletes' one | sportsmenlenikilethe athletes' ones |
| Genitive | sportsmennikiniof the athlete's one | sportsmennikileniof the athlete's ones | sportsmenlenikiniof the athletes' one | sportsmenlenikileniof the athletes' ones |
| Accusative | sportsmennikinthe athlete's one (as the object) | sportsmennikilenithe athlete's ones (as the object) | sportsmenlenikinthe athletes' one (as the object) | sportsmenlenikilenithe athletes' ones (as the object) |
| Dative | sportsmennikineto the athlete's one | sportsmennikilegeto the athlete's ones | sportsmenlenikineto the athletes' one | sportsmenlenikilegeto the athletes' ones |
| Locative | sportsmennikindein / at the athlete's one | sportsmennikiledein / at the athlete's ones | sportsmenlenikindein / at the athletes' one | sportsmenlenikiledein / at the athletes' ones |
| Ablative | sportsmennikindenfrom the athlete's one | sportsmennikiledenfrom the athlete's ones | sportsmenlenikindenfrom the athletes' one | sportsmenlenikiledenfrom the athletes' ones |
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.