starosta
/starosta/
Definitions
1. elder, the elected head of a village or an artel
- elni starostası — the village elder
- starostağa aytdıla — they told the elder
- starostanı sayladıla — they chose the elder
2. the student chosen to head a class or a study group
- kursnu starostası — the head student of the course
- men oquwçu qawumda starosta edim — I was the head student in the study group
- oquwçu qawumnu starostası — the head student of the study group
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | starostathe elder | starostalathe elders | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | starostanıthe elder's | starostalanıthe elders' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | starostanıthe elder (as the object) | starostalanıthe elders (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | starostağato the elder | starostalağato the elders | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | starostadaat / in the elder | starostaladaat / in the elders | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | starostadanfrom the elder | starostaladanfrom the elders | 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 | starostammy elder | starostalarımmy elders |
| your | starostangyour elder | starostalarıngyour elders |
| his / her | starostasıhis / her elder | starostalarıhis / her elders |
| our | starostabızour elder | starostalarıbızour elders |
| you all's | starostağızyou all's elder | starostalarığızyou all's elders |
| their | starostalarıtheir elder | starostalarıtheir elders |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: starostaları can mean "his / her elders", "their elder", or "their elders" — context decides.