halk
/ xalq /
Definitions noun people, populace
Definitions noun nation
Definitions noun crowd
Definitions noun popular, folk (attributive)
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | halk the people | halkla the people | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | halknı the people's | halklanı the people's | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | halknı the people (as the object) | halklanı the people (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | halkğa to the people | halklağa to the people | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | halkda at / in the people | halklada at / in the people | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | halkdan from the people | halkladan from the people | 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 | halkım my people | halklarım my people |
| your | halkıng your people | halklarıng your people |
| his / her | halkı his / her people | halkları his / her people |
| our | halkıbız our people | halklarıbız our people |
| you all's | halkığız you all's people | halklarığız you all's people |
| their | halkları their people | halkları their people |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: halkları can mean "his / her people", "their people", or "their people" — context decides.