voditel
/voditel/ · plural voditelle
driver of a motor vehicle — The native Karachay word for a driver is jürütüwçü.
- avtobusnu voditeli — the driver of the bus
- usta voditel — a skilled driver
- jaş voditel — a young driver
- atam voditel bolub işleydi — my father works as a driver
- voditel bizni elge eltdi — the driver took us to the village
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | voditelthe driver | voditelimmy driver | voditeliŋyour driver | voditelihis driver | voditelibizour driver | voditeligizyou all's driver | voditelleritheir drivers |
| Genitive | voditelnithe driver's | voditelimimy driver's | voditeliŋiyour driver's | voditelinihis driver's | voditelibizniour driver's | voditeligizniyou all's driver's | voditellerinitheir drivers' |
| Accusative | voditelnithe driver (as the object) | voditelimimy driver (as the object) | voditeliŋiyour driver (as the object) | voditelinhis driver (as the object) | voditelibizniour driver (as the object) | voditeligizniyou all's driver (as the object) | voditellerintheir drivers (as the object) |
| Dative | voditelgeto the driver | voditelimeto my driver | voditeliŋeto your driver | voditelineto his driver | voditelibizgeto our driver | voditeligizgeto you all's driver | voditellerineto their drivers |
| Locative | voditeldein / at the driver | voditelimdein / at my driver | voditeliŋdein / at your driver | voditelindein / at his driver | voditelibizdein / at our driver | voditeligizdein / at you all's driver | voditellerindein / at their drivers |
| Ablative | voditeldenfrom the driver | voditelimdenfrom my driver | voditeliŋdenfrom your driver | voditelindenfrom his driver | voditelibizdenfrom our driver | voditeligizdenfrom you all's driver | voditellerindenfrom their drivers |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | voditellethe drivers | voditellerimmy drivers | voditelleriŋyour drivers | voditellerihis drivers | voditelleribizour drivers | voditellerigizyou all's drivers | voditelleritheir drivers |
| Genitive | voditellenithe drivers' | voditellerimimy drivers' | voditelleriŋiyour drivers' | voditellerinihis drivers' | voditelleribizniour drivers' | voditellerigizniyou all's drivers' | voditellerinitheir drivers' |
| Accusative | voditellenithe drivers (as the object) | voditellerimimy drivers (as the object) | voditelleriŋiyour drivers (as the object) | voditellerinhis drivers (as the object) | voditelleribizniour drivers (as the object) | voditellerigizniyou all's drivers (as the object) | voditellerintheir drivers (as the object) |
| Dative | voditellegeto the drivers | voditellerimeto my drivers | voditelleriŋeto your drivers | voditellerineto his drivers | voditelleribizgeto our drivers | voditellerigizgeto you all's drivers | voditellerineto their drivers |
| Locative | voditelledein / at the drivers | voditellerimdein / at my drivers | voditelleriŋdein / at your drivers | voditellerindein / at his drivers | voditelleribizdein / at our drivers | voditellerigizdein / at you all's drivers | voditellerindein / at their drivers |
| Ablative | voditelledenfrom the drivers | voditellerimdenfrom my drivers | voditelleriŋdenfrom your drivers | voditellerindenfrom his drivers | voditelleribizdenfrom our drivers | voditellerigizdenfrom you all's drivers | voditellerindenfrom their drivers |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: voditelleri can mean "his / her drivers", "their driver", or "their drivers" — context decides.
Whose it is
| Case | one thing, one owner | several things, one owner | one thing, several owners | several things, several owners |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | voditelnikithe driver's one | voditelnikilethe driver's ones | voditellenikithe drivers' one | voditellenikilethe drivers' ones |
| Genitive | voditelnikiniof the driver's one | voditelnikileniof the driver's ones | voditellenikiniof the drivers' one | voditellenikileniof the drivers' ones |
| Accusative | voditelnikinthe driver's one (as the object) | voditelnikilenithe driver's ones (as the object) | voditellenikinthe drivers' one (as the object) | voditellenikilenithe drivers' ones (as the object) |
| Dative | voditelnikineto the driver's one | voditelnikilegeto the driver's ones | voditellenikineto the drivers' one | voditellenikilegeto the drivers' ones |
| Locative | voditelnikindein / at the driver's one | voditelnikiledein / at the driver's ones | voditellenikindein / at the drivers' one | voditellenikiledein / at the drivers' ones |
| Ablative | voditelnikindenfrom the driver's one | voditelnikiledenfrom the driver's ones | voditellenikindenfrom the drivers' one | voditellenikiledenfrom the drivers' ones |
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.