ustazlıq
/ustazlɯq/ · plural ustazlıqla
the teaching profession, teaching, being a teacher — Before another noun it means teacher's, teaching, pedagogical: ustazlıq stazh teaching experience, ustazlıq institut teachers' college. ustazlıq etiw means working as a teacher.
- ustazlıq etiw — working as a teacher
- ustazlıq qıyın işdi — teaching is hard work
- ustazlıq işge itinedi — strives toward teaching work
- ustazlıq institutha kirirge söz bergense — you gave your word to enter the teachers' college
- menŋe ustazlıq etesiz — you are teachers to me
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ustazlıqthe teaching profession | ustazlığımmy teaching profession | ustazlığıŋyour teaching profession | ustazlığıhis teaching profession | ustazlığıbızour teaching profession | ustazlığığızyou all's teaching profession | ustazlıqlarıtheir teaching professions |
| Genitive | ustazlıqnıthe teaching profession's | ustazlığımımy teaching profession's | ustazlığıŋıyour teaching profession's | ustazlığınıhis teaching profession's | ustazlığıbıznıour teaching profession's | ustazlığığıznıyou all's teaching profession's | ustazlıqlarınıtheir teaching professions' |
| Accusative | ustazlıqnıthe teaching profession (as the object) | ustazlığımımy teaching profession (as the object) | ustazlığıŋıyour teaching profession (as the object) | ustazlığınhis teaching profession (as the object) | ustazlığıbıznıour teaching profession (as the object) | ustazlığığıznıyou all's teaching profession (as the object) | ustazlıqlarıntheir teaching professions (as the object) |
| Dative | ustazlıqğato the teaching profession | ustazlığımato my teaching profession | ustazlığıŋato your teaching profession | ustazlığınato his teaching profession | ustazlığıbızğato our teaching profession | ustazlığığızğato you all's teaching profession | ustazlıqlarınato their teaching professions |
| Locative | ustazlıqdain / at the teaching profession | ustazlığımdain / at my teaching profession | ustazlığıŋdain / at your teaching profession | ustazlığındain / at his teaching profession | ustazlığıbızdain / at our teaching profession | ustazlığığızdain / at you all's teaching profession | ustazlıqlarındain / at their teaching professions |
| Ablative | ustazlıqdanfrom the teaching profession | ustazlığımdanfrom my teaching profession | ustazlığıŋdanfrom your teaching profession | ustazlığındanfrom his teaching profession | ustazlığıbızdanfrom our teaching profession | ustazlığığızdanfrom you all's teaching profession | ustazlıqlarındanfrom their teaching professions |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ustazlıqlathe teaching professions | ustazlıqlarımmy teaching professions | ustazlıqlarıŋyour teaching professions | ustazlıqlarıhis teaching professions | ustazlıqlarıbızour teaching professions | ustazlıqlarığızyou all's teaching professions | ustazlıqlarıtheir teaching professions |
| Genitive | ustazlıqlanıthe teaching professions' | ustazlıqlarımımy teaching professions' | ustazlıqlarıŋıyour teaching professions' | ustazlıqlarınıhis teaching professions' | ustazlıqlarıbıznıour teaching professions' | ustazlıqlarığıznıyou all's teaching professions' | ustazlıqlarınıtheir teaching professions' |
| Accusative | ustazlıqlanıthe teaching professions (as the object) | ustazlıqlarımımy teaching professions (as the object) | ustazlıqlarıŋıyour teaching professions (as the object) | ustazlıqlarınhis teaching professions (as the object) | ustazlıqlarıbıznıour teaching professions (as the object) | ustazlıqlarığıznıyou all's teaching professions (as the object) | ustazlıqlarıntheir teaching professions (as the object) |
| Dative | ustazlıqlağato the teaching professions | ustazlıqlarımato my teaching professions | ustazlıqlarıŋato your teaching professions | ustazlıqlarınato his teaching professions | ustazlıqlarıbızğato our teaching professions | ustazlıqlarığızğato you all's teaching professions | ustazlıqlarınato their teaching professions |
| Locative | ustazlıqladain / at the teaching professions | ustazlıqlarımdain / at my teaching professions | ustazlıqlarıŋdain / at your teaching professions | ustazlıqlarındain / at his teaching professions | ustazlıqlarıbızdain / at our teaching professions | ustazlıqlarığızdain / at you all's teaching professions | ustazlıqlarındain / at their teaching professions |
| Ablative | ustazlıqladanfrom the teaching professions | ustazlıqlarımdanfrom my teaching professions | ustazlıqlarıŋdanfrom your teaching professions | ustazlıqlarındanfrom his teaching professions | ustazlıqlarıbızdanfrom our teaching professions | ustazlıqlarığızdanfrom you all's teaching professions | ustazlıqlarındanfrom their teaching professions |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: ustazlıqları can mean "his / her teaching professions", "their teaching profession", or "their teaching professions" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.