kiştikçik
/ kiʃtiktʃik /
Definition noun kitten; cat (affectionate form)
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | kiştikçik the kitten | kiştikçikle the kittens | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | kiştikçikni the kitten's | kiştikçikleni the kittens' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | kiştikçikni the kitten (as the object) | kiştikçikleni the kittens (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | kiştikçikge to the kitten | kiştikçiklege to the kittens | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | kiştikçikde at / in the kitten | kiştikçiklede at / in the kittens | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | kiştikçikden from the kitten | kiştikçikleden from the kittens | 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 | kiştikçigim my kitten | kiştikçiklerim my kittens |
| your | kiştikçiging your kitten | kiştikçiklering your kittens |
| his / her | kiştikçigi his / her kitten | kiştikçikleri his / her kittens |
| our | kiştikçigibiz our kitten | kiştikçikleribiz our kittens |
| you all's | kiştikçigigiz you all's kitten | kiştikçiklerigiz you all's kittens |
| their | kiştikçikleri their kitten | kiştikçikleri their kittens |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: kiştikçikleri can mean "his / her kittens", "their kitten", or "their kittens" — context decides.