zhurnalist
/ʒurnalist/
Definition
journalist
- zhurnalist tişirıw — a woman journalist
- zhurnalist bla uşaq — a conversation with a journalist
- zhurnalistle jıyılğandıla — the journalists have gathered
Feedback
or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | zhurnalistthe journalist | zhurnalistlethe journalists | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | zhurnalistnithe journalist's | zhurnalistlenithe journalists' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | zhurnalistnithe journalist (as the object) | zhurnalistlenithe journalists (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | zhurnalistgeto the journalist | zhurnalistlegeto the journalists | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | zhurnalistdeat / in the journalist | zhurnalistledeat / in the journalists | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | zhurnalistdenfrom the journalist | zhurnalistledenfrom the journalists | where it comes from; also "than" when comparing |
When to use each case
- nominative
- the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence
- genitive
- the owner — whose it is
- accusative
- a specific, known object — whom or what
- dative
- direction or recipient — to where, to whom
- locative
- where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it"
- ablative
- 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 | zhurnalistimmy journalist | zhurnalistlerimmy journalists |
| your | zhurnalistingyour journalist | zhurnalistleringyour journalists |
| his / her | zhurnalistihis / her journalist | zhurnalistlerihis / her journalists |
| our | zhurnalistibizour journalist | zhurnalistleribizour journalists |
| you all's | zhurnalistigizyou all's journalist | zhurnalistlerigizyou all's journalists |
| their | zhurnalistleritheir journalist | zhurnalistleritheir journalists |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: zhurnalistleri can mean "his / her journalists", "their journalist", or "their journalists" — context decides.