telegrafist
/teleɡrafist/ · plural telegrafistle
telegraph operator, a person who sends and receives telegrams — Suyunchev and Urusbiev 1965 also gives telegrafçı with the same meaning.
- telegrafist telegramma jiberedi — the telegraph operator sends a telegram
- egeçim poçtada telegrafistdi — my sister is a telegraph operator at the post office
- atam telegrafist bolub işlegendi — my father worked as a telegraph operator
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | telegrafistthe telegraph operator | telegrafistimmy telegraph operator | telegrafistiŋyour telegraph operator | telegrafistihis telegraph operator | telegrafistibizour telegraph operator | telegrafistigizyou all's telegraph operator | telegrafistleritheir telegraph operators |
| Genitive | telegrafistnithe telegraph operator's | telegrafistimimy telegraph operator's | telegrafistiŋiyour telegraph operator's | telegrafistinihis telegraph operator's | telegrafistibizniour telegraph operator's | telegrafistigizniyou all's telegraph operator's | telegrafistlerinitheir telegraph operators' |
| Accusative | telegrafistnithe telegraph operator (as the object) | telegrafistimimy telegraph operator (as the object) | telegrafistiŋiyour telegraph operator (as the object) | telegrafistinhis telegraph operator (as the object) | telegrafistibizniour telegraph operator (as the object) | telegrafistigizniyou all's telegraph operator (as the object) | telegrafistlerintheir telegraph operators (as the object) |
| Dative | telegrafistgeto the telegraph operator | telegrafistimeto my telegraph operator | telegrafistiŋeto your telegraph operator | telegrafistineto his telegraph operator | telegrafistibizgeto our telegraph operator | telegrafistigizgeto you all's telegraph operator | telegrafistlerineto their telegraph operators |
| Locative | telegrafistdein / at the telegraph operator | telegrafistimdein / at my telegraph operator | telegrafistiŋdein / at your telegraph operator | telegrafistindein / at his telegraph operator | telegrafistibizdein / at our telegraph operator | telegrafistigizdein / at you all's telegraph operator | telegrafistlerindein / at their telegraph operators |
| Ablative | telegrafistdenfrom the telegraph operator | telegrafistimdenfrom my telegraph operator | telegrafistiŋdenfrom your telegraph operator | telegrafistindenfrom his telegraph operator | telegrafistibizdenfrom our telegraph operator | telegrafistigizdenfrom you all's telegraph operator | telegrafistlerindenfrom their telegraph operators |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | telegrafistlethe telegraph operators | telegrafistlerimmy telegraph operators | telegrafistleriŋyour telegraph operators | telegrafistlerihis telegraph operators | telegrafistleribizour telegraph operators | telegrafistlerigizyou all's telegraph operators | telegrafistleritheir telegraph operators |
| Genitive | telegrafistlenithe telegraph operators' | telegrafistlerimimy telegraph operators' | telegrafistleriŋiyour telegraph operators' | telegrafistlerinihis telegraph operators' | telegrafistleribizniour telegraph operators' | telegrafistlerigizniyou all's telegraph operators' | telegrafistlerinitheir telegraph operators' |
| Accusative | telegrafistlenithe telegraph operators (as the object) | telegrafistlerimimy telegraph operators (as the object) | telegrafistleriŋiyour telegraph operators (as the object) | telegrafistlerinhis telegraph operators (as the object) | telegrafistleribizniour telegraph operators (as the object) | telegrafistlerigizniyou all's telegraph operators (as the object) | telegrafistlerintheir telegraph operators (as the object) |
| Dative | telegrafistlegeto the telegraph operators | telegrafistlerimeto my telegraph operators | telegrafistleriŋeto your telegraph operators | telegrafistlerineto his telegraph operators | telegrafistleribizgeto our telegraph operators | telegrafistlerigizgeto you all's telegraph operators | telegrafistlerineto their telegraph operators |
| Locative | telegrafistledein / at the telegraph operators | telegrafistlerimdein / at my telegraph operators | telegrafistleriŋdein / at your telegraph operators | telegrafistlerindein / at his telegraph operators | telegrafistleribizdein / at our telegraph operators | telegrafistlerigizdein / at you all's telegraph operators | telegrafistlerindein / at their telegraph operators |
| Ablative | telegrafistledenfrom the telegraph operators | telegrafistlerimdenfrom my telegraph operators | telegrafistleriŋdenfrom your telegraph operators | telegrafistlerindenfrom his telegraph operators | telegrafistleribizdenfrom our telegraph operators | telegrafistlerigizdenfrom you all's telegraph operators | telegrafistlerindenfrom their telegraph operators |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: telegrafistleri can mean "his / her telegraph operators", "their telegraph operator", or "their telegraph operators" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.