şoför
/ʃofør/ · plural şoförla
driver, chauffeur — Someone who drives a motor vehicle. Before another noun it means driver's or driving, as in şoför kurslağa "to driving courses".
- usta şoför — a skilled driver
- atam şoför bolub işleydi — my father works as a driver
- şoför maşinasın jol janında tohtatdı — the driver stopped his car at the side of the road
- şoförla maşinanı motorun çaçıb jıydıla — the drivers took apart and reassembled the car's engine
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | şoförthe driver | şoförummy driver | şoföruŋyour driver | şoföruhis driver | şoförubuzour driver | şoföruğuzyou all's driver | şoförlarıtheir drivers |
| Genitive | şoförnuthe driver's | şoförumumy driver's | şoföruŋuyour driver's | şoförunuhis driver's | şoförubuznuour driver's | şoföruğuznuyou all's driver's | şoförlarınıtheir drivers' |
| Accusative | şoförnuthe driver (as the object) | şoförumumy driver (as the object) | şoföruŋuyour driver (as the object) | şoförunhis driver (as the object) | şoförubuznuour driver (as the object) | şoföruğuznuyou all's driver (as the object) | şoförlarıntheir drivers (as the object) |
| Dative | şoförğato the driver | şoförumato my driver | şoföruŋato your driver | şoförunato his driver | şoförubuzğato our driver | şoföruğuzğato you all's driver | şoförlarınato their drivers |
| Locative | şofördain / at the driver | şoförumdain / at my driver | şoföruŋdain / at your driver | şoförundain / at his driver | şoförubuzdain / at our driver | şoföruğuzdain / at you all's driver | şoförlarındain / at their drivers |
| Ablative | şofördanfrom the driver | şoförumdanfrom my driver | şoföruŋdanfrom your driver | şoförundanfrom his driver | şoförubuzdanfrom our driver | şoföruğuzdanfrom you all's driver | şoförlarındanfrom their drivers |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | şoförlathe drivers | şoförlarımmy drivers | şoförlarıŋyour drivers | şoförlarıhis drivers | şoförlarıbızour drivers | şoförlarığızyou all's drivers | şoförlarıtheir drivers |
| Genitive | şoförlanıthe drivers' | şoförlarımımy drivers' | şoförlarıŋıyour drivers' | şoförlarınıhis drivers' | şoförlarıbıznıour drivers' | şoförlarığıznıyou all's drivers' | şoförlarınıtheir drivers' |
| Accusative | şoförlanıthe drivers (as the object) | şoförlarımımy drivers (as the object) | şoförlarıŋıyour drivers (as the object) | şoförlarınhis drivers (as the object) | şoförlarıbıznıour drivers (as the object) | şoförlarığıznıyou all's drivers (as the object) | şoförlarıntheir drivers (as the object) |
| Dative | şoförlağato the drivers | şoförlarımato my drivers | şoförlarıŋato your drivers | şoförlarınato his drivers | şoförlarıbızğato our drivers | şoförlarığızğato you all's drivers | şoförlarınato their drivers |
| Locative | şoförladain / at the drivers | şoförlarımdain / at my drivers | şoförlarıŋdain / at your drivers | şoförlarındain / at his drivers | şoförlarıbızdain / at our drivers | şoförlarığızdain / at you all's drivers | şoförlarındain / at their drivers |
| Ablative | şoförladanfrom the drivers | şoförlarımdanfrom my drivers | şoförlarıŋdanfrom your drivers | şoförlarındanfrom his drivers | şoförlarıbızdanfrom our drivers | şoförlarığızdanfrom you all's drivers | şoförlarındanfrom their drivers |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: şoförları can mean "his / her drivers", "their driver", or "their drivers" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.