börü
/ børy /
Definition noun wolf
Found in Animals
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | börü the wolf | börüle the wolves | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | börünü the wolf's | börüleni the wolves' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | börünü the wolf (as the object) | börüleni the wolves (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | börüge to the wolf | börülege to the wolves | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | börüde at / in the wolf | börülede at / in the wolves | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | börüden from the wolf | börüleden from the wolves | 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 | börüm my wolf | börülerim my wolves |
| your | börüng your wolf | börülering your wolves |
| his / her | börüsü his / her wolf | börüleri his / her wolves |
| our | börübüz our wolf | börüleribiz our wolves |
| you all's | börügüz you all's wolf | börülerigiz you all's wolves |
| their | börüleri their wolf | börüleri their wolves |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: börüleri can mean "his / her wolves", "their wolf", or "their wolves" — context decides.