egeç
/ eɡetʃ /
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | egeç the sister | egeçle the sisters | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | egeçni the sister's | egeçleni the sisters' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | egeçni the sister (as the object) | egeçleni the sisters (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | egeçge to the sister | egeçlege to the sisters | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | egeçde at / in the sister | egeçlede at / in the sisters | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | egeçden from the sister | egeçleden from the sisters | 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 | egeçim my sister | egeçlerim my sisters |
| your | egeçing your sister | egeçlering your sisters |
| his / her | egeçi his / her sister | egeçleri his / her sisters |
| our | egeçibiz our sister | egeçleribiz our sisters |
| you all's | egeçigiz you all's sister | egeçlerigiz you all's sisters |
| their | egeçleri their sister | egeçleri their sisters |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: egeçleri can mean "his / her sisters", "their sister", or "their sisters" — context decides.