karnaş
/ qarnaʃ /
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | karnaş the brother | karnaşla the brothers | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | karnaşnı the brother's | karnaşlanı the brothers' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | karnaşnı the brother (as the object) | karnaşlanı the brothers (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | karnaşha to the brother | karnaşlağa to the brothers | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | karnaşda at / in the brother | karnaşlada at / in the brothers | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | karnaşdan from the brother | karnaşladan from the brothers | 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 | karnaşım my brother | karnaşlarım my brothers |
| your | karnaşıng your brother | karnaşlarıng your brothers |
| his / her | karnaşı his / her brother | karnaşları his / her brothers |
| our | karnaşıbız our brother | karnaşlarıbız our brothers |
| you all's | karnaşığız you all's brother | karnaşlarığız you all's brothers |
| their | karnaşları their brother | karnaşları their brothers |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: karnaşları can mean "his / her brothers", "their brother", or "their brothers" — context decides.