ustaz
/ ustaz /
Definitions noun teacher, schoolmaster, educator
Definitions noun teacher's, teaching (attributive)
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | ustaz the teacher | ustazla the teachers | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | ustaznı the teacher's | ustazlanı the teachers' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | ustaznı the teacher (as the object) | ustazlanı the teachers (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | ustazğa to the teacher | ustazlağa to the teachers | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | ustazda at / in the teacher | ustazlada at / in the teachers | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | ustazdan from the teacher | ustazladan from the teachers | 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 | ustazım my teacher | ustazlarım my teachers |
| your | ustazıŋ your teacher | ustazlarıŋ your teachers |
| his / her | ustazı his / her teacher | ustazları his / her teachers |
| our | ustazıbız our teacher | ustazlarıbız our teachers |
| you all's | ustazığız you all's teacher | ustazlarığız you all's teachers |
| their | ustazları their teacher | ustazları their teachers |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: ustazları can mean "his / her teachers", "their teacher", or "their teachers" — context decides.