iynek
/ ijnek /
Examples
- ölgen iynek sütlü bolur — the cow that died gave the most milk — a proverb about hindsight
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | iynek the cow | iynekle the cows | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | iynekni the cow's | iynekleni the cows' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | iynekni the cow (as the object) | iynekleni the cows (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | iynekge to the cow | iyneklege to the cows | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | iynekde at / in the cow | iyneklede at / in the cows | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | iynekden from the cow | iynekleden from the cows | 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 | iynegim my cow | iyneklerim my cows |
| your | iyneging your cow | iyneklering your cows |
| his / her | iynegi his / her cow | iynekleri his / her cows |
| our | iynegibiz our cow | iynekleribiz our cows |
| you all's | iynegigiz you all's cow | iyneklerigiz you all's cows |
| their | iynekleri their cow | iynekleri their cows |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: iynekleri can mean "his / her cows", "their cow", or "their cows" — context decides.