ustaz
/ustaz/ · plural ustazla
teacher, instructor, master, mentor — Before another noun it means teacher's, pedagogical.
- ustaz bolurğa — to become a teacher
- ustaz bolub işlerge — to work as a teacher
- ana tilni ustazı — a teacher of the native language
- ustaz sabiylege iş berdi — the teacher gave the children a task
- ustazğa sorayıq — let's ask the teacher
- ol tanılğan ustazladandı — he is one of the well-known teachers
- ustaz sabiylege bilim beredi — the teacher imparts knowledge to the children
- sıylı ustazıbızğa salam berdik — we greeted our esteemed teacher
- ustaznı sohtası ozar — a teacher's pupil may get ahead of him
- ustazdan ürenmegen usta bolmaz — one who does not learn from a master will not become skilled
- ustaz qolundan köb alim çıqğandı — many scholars have come from the teacher's hands
- ustaz borçu - jarıqlıq çaçıwdu — a teacher's duty is to spread enlightenment
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ustazthe teacher | ustazımmy teacher | ustazıŋyour teacher | ustazıhis teacher | ustazıbızour teacher | ustazığızyou all's teacher | ustazlarıtheir teachers |
| Genitive | ustaznıthe teacher's | ustazımımy teacher's | ustazıŋıyour teacher's | ustazınıhis teacher's | ustazıbıznıour teacher's | ustazığıznıyou all's teacher's | ustazlarınıtheir teachers' |
| Accusative | ustaznıthe teacher (as the object) | ustazımımy teacher (as the object) | ustazıŋıyour teacher (as the object) | ustazınhis teacher (as the object) | ustazıbıznıour teacher (as the object) | ustazığıznıyou all's teacher (as the object) | ustazlarıntheir teachers (as the object) |
| Dative | ustazğato the teacher | ustazımato my teacher | ustazıŋato your teacher | ustazınato his teacher | ustazıbızğato our teacher | ustazığızğato you all's teacher | ustazlarınato their teachers |
| Locative | ustazdain / at the teacher | ustazımdain / at my teacher | ustazıŋdain / at your teacher | ustazındain / at his teacher | ustazıbızdain / at our teacher | ustazığızdain / at you all's teacher | ustazlarındain / at their teachers |
| Ablative | ustazdanfrom the teacher | ustazımdanfrom my teacher | ustazıŋdanfrom your teacher | ustazındanfrom his teacher | ustazıbızdanfrom our teacher | ustazığızdanfrom you all's teacher | ustazlarındanfrom their teachers |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ustazlathe teachers | ustazlarımmy teachers | ustazlarıŋyour teachers | ustazlarıhis teachers | ustazlarıbızour teachers | ustazlarığızyou all's teachers | ustazlarıtheir teachers |
| Genitive | ustazlanıthe teachers' | ustazlarımımy teachers' | ustazlarıŋıyour teachers' | ustazlarınıhis teachers' | ustazlarıbıznıour teachers' | ustazlarığıznıyou all's teachers' | ustazlarınıtheir teachers' |
| Accusative | ustazlanıthe teachers (as the object) | ustazlarımımy teachers (as the object) | ustazlarıŋıyour teachers (as the object) | ustazlarınhis teachers (as the object) | ustazlarıbıznıour teachers (as the object) | ustazlarığıznıyou all's teachers (as the object) | ustazlarıntheir teachers (as the object) |
| Dative | ustazlağato the teachers | ustazlarımato my teachers | ustazlarıŋato your teachers | ustazlarınato his teachers | ustazlarıbızğato our teachers | ustazlarığızğato you all's teachers | ustazlarınato their teachers |
| Locative | ustazladain / at the teachers | ustazlarımdain / at my teachers | ustazlarıŋdain / at your teachers | ustazlarındain / at his teachers | ustazlarıbızdain / at our teachers | ustazlarığızdain / at you all's teachers | ustazlarındain / at their teachers |
| Ablative | ustazladanfrom the teachers | ustazlarımdanfrom my teachers | ustazlarıŋdanfrom your teachers | ustazlarındanfrom his teachers | ustazlarıbızdanfrom our teachers | ustazlarığızdanfrom you all's teachers | ustazlarındanfrom 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.
Whose it is
| Case | one thing, one owner | several things, one owner | one thing, several owners | several things, several owners |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ustaznıqıthe teacher's one | ustaznıqılathe teacher's ones | ustazlanıqıthe teachers' one | ustazlanıqılathe teachers' ones |
| Genitive | ustaznıqınıof the teacher's one | ustaznıqılanıof the teacher's ones | ustazlanıqınıof the teachers' one | ustazlanıqılanıof the teachers' ones |
| Accusative | ustaznıqınthe teacher's one (as the object) | ustaznıqılanıthe teacher's ones (as the object) | ustazlanıqınthe teachers' one (as the object) | ustazlanıqılanıthe teachers' ones (as the object) |
| Dative | ustaznıqınato the teacher's one | ustaznıqılağato the teacher's ones | ustazlanıqınato the teachers' one | ustazlanıqılağato the teachers' ones |
| Locative | ustaznıqındain / at the teacher's one | ustaznıqıladain / at the teacher's ones | ustazlanıqındain / at the teachers' one | ustazlanıqıladain / at the teachers' ones |
| Ablative | ustaznıqındanfrom the teacher's one | ustaznıqıladanfrom the teacher's ones | ustazlanıqındanfrom the teachers' one | ustazlanıqıladanfrom the teachers' ones |
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.