tehnik
/texnik/ · plural tehnikle
1. technician, a specialist with secondary technical training
- ol tehnik bolub işleydi — he works as a technician
- inzhenerle bla tehnikle — the engineers and the technicians
2. technical worker, a person who works with machinery or technology
- samolötnu tehnigi köb küreşedi — the airplane's technician works hard
- tehnik maşinanı tüzetdi — the technician fixed the car
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | tehnikthe technician | tehnigimmy technician | tehnigiŋyour technician | tehnigihis technician | tehnigibizour technician | tehnigigizyou all's technician | tehnikleritheir technicians |
| Genitive | tehniknithe technician's | tehnigimimy technician's | tehnigiŋiyour technician's | tehniginihis technician's | tehnigibizniour technician's | tehnigigizniyou all's technician's | tehniklerinitheir technicians' |
| Accusative | tehniknithe technician (as the object) | tehnigimimy technician (as the object) | tehnigiŋiyour technician (as the object) | tehniginhis technician (as the object) | tehnigibizniour technician (as the object) | tehnigigizniyou all's technician (as the object) | tehniklerintheir technicians (as the object) |
| Dative | tehnikgeto the technician | tehnigimeto my technician | tehnigiŋeto your technician | tehnigineto his technician | tehnigibizgeto our technician | tehnigigizgeto you all's technician | tehniklerineto their technicians |
| Locative | tehnikdein / at the technician | tehnigimdein / at my technician | tehnigiŋdein / at your technician | tehnigindein / at his technician | tehnigibizdein / at our technician | tehnigigizdein / at you all's technician | tehniklerindein / at their technicians |
| Ablative | tehnikdenfrom the technician | tehnigimdenfrom my technician | tehnigiŋdenfrom your technician | tehnigindenfrom his technician | tehnigibizdenfrom our technician | tehnigigizdenfrom you all's technician | tehniklerindenfrom their technicians |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | tehniklethe technicians | tehniklerimmy technicians | tehnikleriŋyour technicians | tehniklerihis technicians | tehnikleribizour technicians | tehniklerigizyou all's technicians | tehnikleritheir technicians |
| Genitive | tehniklenithe technicians' | tehniklerimimy technicians' | tehnikleriŋiyour technicians' | tehniklerinihis technicians' | tehnikleribizniour technicians' | tehniklerigizniyou all's technicians' | tehniklerinitheir technicians' |
| Accusative | tehniklenithe technicians (as the object) | tehniklerimimy technicians (as the object) | tehnikleriŋiyour technicians (as the object) | tehniklerinhis technicians (as the object) | tehnikleribizniour technicians (as the object) | tehniklerigizniyou all's technicians (as the object) | tehniklerintheir technicians (as the object) |
| Dative | tehniklegeto the technicians | tehniklerimeto my technicians | tehnikleriŋeto your technicians | tehniklerineto his technicians | tehnikleribizgeto our technicians | tehniklerigizgeto you all's technicians | tehniklerineto their technicians |
| Locative | tehnikledein / at the technicians | tehniklerimdein / at my technicians | tehnikleriŋdein / at your technicians | tehniklerindein / at his technicians | tehnikleribizdein / at our technicians | tehniklerigizdein / at you all's technicians | tehniklerindein / at their technicians |
| Ablative | tehnikledenfrom the technicians | tehniklerimdenfrom my technicians | tehnikleriŋdenfrom your technicians | tehniklerindenfrom his technicians | tehnikleribizdenfrom our technicians | tehniklerigizdenfrom you all's technicians | tehniklerindenfrom their technicians |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: tehnikleri can mean "his / her technicians", "their technician", or "their technicians" — context decides.
Whose it is
| Case | one thing, one owner | several things, one owner | one thing, several owners | several things, several owners |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | tehniknikithe technician's one | tehniknikilethe technician's ones | tehniklenikithe technicians' one | tehniklenikilethe technicians' ones |
| Genitive | tehniknikiniof the technician's one | tehniknikileniof the technician's ones | tehniklenikiniof the technicians' one | tehniklenikileniof the technicians' ones |
| Accusative | tehniknikinthe technician's one (as the object) | tehniknikilenithe technician's ones (as the object) | tehniklenikinthe technicians' one (as the object) | tehniklenikilenithe technicians' ones (as the object) |
| Dative | tehniknikineto the technician's one | tehniknikilegeto the technician's ones | tehniklenikineto the technicians' one | tehniklenikilegeto the technicians' ones |
| Locative | tehniknikindein / at the technician's one | tehniknikiledein / at the technician's ones | tehniklenikindein / at the technicians' one | tehniklenikiledein / at the technicians' ones |
| Ablative | tehniknikindenfrom the technician's one | tehniknikiledenfrom the technician's ones | tehniklenikindenfrom the technicians' one | tehniklenikiledenfrom the technicians' ones |
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.