eçki
/ etʃki /
Definition noun goat
Found in Animals
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | eçki the goat | eçkile the goats | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | eçkini the goat's | eçkileni the goats' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | eçkini the goat (as the object) | eçkileni the goats (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | eçkige to the goat | eçkilege to the goats | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | eçkide at / in the goat | eçkilede at / in the goats | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | eçkiden from the goat | eçkileden from the goats | 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 | eçkim my goat | eçkilerim my goats |
| your | eçking your goat | eçkilering your goats |
| his / her | eçkisi his / her goat | eçkileri his / her goats |
| our | eçkibiz our goat | eçkileribiz our goats |
| you all's | eçkigiz you all's goat | eçkilerigiz you all's goats |
| their | eçkileri their goat | eçkileri their goats |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: eçkileri can mean "his / her goats", "their goat", or "their goats" — context decides.