it
/ it /
Definition noun dog
Found in Animals
Examples
- it bla kiştikça — like cat and dog — a proverb
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | it the dog | itle the dogs | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | itni the dog's | itleni the dogs' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | itni the dog (as the object) | itleni the dogs (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | itge to the dog | itlege to the dogs | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | itde at / in the dog | itlede at / in the dogs | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | itden from the dog | itleden from the dogs | 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 | itim my dog | itlerim my dogs |
| your | iting your dog | itlering your dogs |
| his / her | iti his / her dog | itleri his / her dogs |
| our | itibiz our dog | itleribiz our dogs |
| you all's | itigiz you all's dog | itlerigiz you all's dogs |
| their | itleri their dog | itleri their dogs |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: itleri can mean "his / her dogs", "their dog", or "their dogs" — context decides.