ana
/ ana /
Examples
- atam bla anam — my father and my mother
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | ana the mother | anala the mothers | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | ananı the mother's | analanı the mothers' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | ananı the mother (as the object) | analanı the mothers (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | anağa to the mother | analağa to the mothers | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | anada at / in the mother | analada at / in the mothers | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | anadan from the mother | analadan from the mothers | 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 | anam my mother | analarım my mothers |
| your | anang your mother | analarıng your mothers |
| his / her | anası his / her mother | anaları his / her mothers |
| our | anabız our mother | analarıbız our mothers |
| you all's | anağız you all's mother | analarığız you all's mothers |
| their | anaları their mother | anaları their mothers |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: anaları can mean "his / her mothers", "their mother", or "their mothers" — context decides.