Patron means boss and can refer to a woman or a man. You will say who receives a message, who has the key and whose boss you are waiting for. In English, “patron” can mean customer; that is not the meaning taught here.
The idea
The stem patron stays intact: patrona, patronda, patrondan. Its final vowel gives u in patronu and patronum, but a in patronlar. Add a case ending after possession: patronumuz becomes patronumuza. The spelling patronu has two jobs: a definite object, or “his/her boss”. Read the whole sentence to tell them apart.
| Use | Form |
|---|---|
| Base form | patron |
| Accusative: the boss as object | patronu |
| Dative: to the boss | patrona |
| Locative: with / at the boss | patronda |
| Ablative: from the boss | patrondan |
| Genitive: of the boss | patronun |
| Plural: bosses | patronlar |
| My boss | patronum |
| Your boss (one person) | patronun |
| His/her boss | patronu |
| Our boss | patronumuz |
| Your boss (plural/polite) | patronunuz |
| Their boss(es) | patronları |
| Our bosses | patronlarımız |
| His/her boss as object | patronunu |
| From our bosses | patronlarımızdan |
Examples
- Patrona bugün yazıyorum.I am writing to the boss today.
- Patronumuz yarın geliyor.Our boss is coming tomorrow.
- Anahtar bugün patronda.The boss has the key today.
- Patronu kapıda bekliyoruz.We are waiting for the boss at the door.
- Onun patronunu kapıda bekliyoruz.We are waiting for his or her boss at the door.
- Patronun odası üst katta.The boss’s office is upstairs.
- Patronlar toplantıda konuşuyor.The bosses are speaking at the meeting.
- Patrondan cevap bekliyoruz.We are waiting for a reply from the boss.
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Watch out
In Onun patronu geliyor, patronu is the subject: his/her boss is coming. To wait for that person, use Onun patronunu bekliyoruz. Keep the possessive -u, then add -n- and the object ending -u; patronu alone would lose that distinction.
Try it yourself
Complete with patron: I am sending the message to the boss.
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patrona
patrona: the boss receives the message, so this blank needs the dative. The last vowel is o, giving -a; patronu would mark a direct object instead.
Complete with patron: our boss is here today. One boss.
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patronumuz
patronumuz: bizim identifies us as the people whose boss this is. There is one boss, so use -umuz without a plural ending.
Use the plural of patron: the bosses are at the meeting.
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patronlar
patronlar: the prompt asks for several bosses. The back vowel o selects -lar; there is no possessive meaning in this sentence.
Complete with patron: we are waiting for his/her boss at the door.
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patronunu
patronunu: onun supplies the possessor, and bekliyoruz makes that boss the object. Build patron-u-n-u, retaining both possession and the accusative.
Practice round
Answer questions, then rebuild Turkish sentences and words where available. We keep your score.
Complete with patron: I am sending the message to the boss.
Complete with patron: our boss is here today. One boss.
Use the plural of patron: the bosses are at the meeting.
Complete with patron: we are waiting for his/her boss at the door.
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
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Invent a workplace scene. Write one sentence about the boss, one about your shared boss and one about waiting for someone else’s boss. Mark possession and case separately.