bulbul
/ bulbul /
Definition noun nightingale
Found in Birds
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | bulbul the nightingale | bulbulla the nightingales | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | bulbulnu the nightingale's | bulbullanı the nightingales' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | bulbulnu the nightingale (as the object) | bulbullanı the nightingales (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | bulbulğa to the nightingale | bulbullağa to the nightingales | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | bulbulda at / in the nightingale | bulbullada at / in the nightingales | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | bulbuldan from the nightingale | bulbulladan from the nightingales | 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 | bulbulum my nightingale | bulbullarım my nightingales |
| your | bulbulung your nightingale | bulbullarıng your nightingales |
| his / her | bulbulu his / her nightingale | bulbulları his / her nightingales |
| our | bulbulubuz our nightingale | bulbullarıbız our nightingales |
| you all's | bulbuluğuz you all's nightingale | bulbullarığız you all's nightingales |
| their | bulbulları their nightingale | bulbulları their nightingales |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: bulbulları can mean "his / her nightingales", "their nightingale", or "their nightingales" — context decides.