çay
/ tʃaj /
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | çay the tea | çayla the tea | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | çaynı the tea's | çaylanı the tea's | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | çaynı the tea (as the object) | çaylanı the tea (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | çayğa to the tea | çaylağa to the tea | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | çayda at / in the tea | çaylada at / in the tea | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | çaydan from the tea | çayladan from the tea | 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 | çayım my tea | çaylarım my tea |
| your | çayıng your tea | çaylarıng your tea |
| his / her | çayı his / her tea | çayları his / her tea |
| our | çayıbız our tea | çaylarıbız our tea |
| you all's | çayığız you all's tea | çaylarığız you all's tea |
| their | çayları their tea | çayları their tea |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: çayları can mean "his / her tea", "their tea", or "their tea" — context decides.