tankist
/tankist/
Definition
a tank crewman, a soldier serving in a tank
- jaş tankist — a young tank crewman
- tankistleni künü — the day of the tank crewmen
- tankist bolub qulluq etdi — he served as a tank crewman
Feedback
or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | tankistthe tank crewman | tankistlethe tank crewmen | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | tankistnithe tank crewman's | tankistlenithe tank crewmen's | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | tankistnithe tank crewman (as the object) | tankistlenithe tank crewmen (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | tankistgeto the tank crewman | tankistlegeto the tank crewmen | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | tankistdeat / in the tank crewman | tankistledeat / in the tank crewmen | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | tankistdenfrom the tank crewman | tankistledenfrom the tank crewmen | 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 | tankistimmy tank crewman | tankistlerimmy tank crewmen |
| your | tankistingyour tank crewman | tankistleringyour tank crewmen |
| his / her | tankistihis / her tank crewman | tankistlerihis / her tank crewmen |
| our | tankistibizour tank crewman | tankistleribizour tank crewmen |
| you all's | tankistigizyou all's tank crewman | tankistlerigizyou all's tank crewmen |
| their | tankistleritheir tank crewman | tankistleritheir tank crewmen |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: tankistleri can mean "his / her tank crewmen", "their tank crewman", or "their tank crewmen" — context decides.