kız
/ qɯz /
Definition noun girl
Found in Family
Examples
- ariw kız — a beautiful girl
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | kız the girl | kızla the girls | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | kıznı the girl's | kızlanı the girls' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | kıznı the girl (as the object) | kızlanı the girls (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | kızğa to the girl | kızlağa to the girls | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | kızda at / in the girl | kızlada at / in the girls | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | kızdan from the girl | kızladan from the girls | 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 | kızım my girl | kızlarım my girls |
| your | kızıng your girl | kızlarıng your girls |
| his / her | kızı his / her girl | kızları his / her girls |
| our | kızıbız our girl | kızlarıbız our girls |
| you all's | kızığız you all's girl | kızlarığız you all's girls |
| their | kızları their girl | kızları their girls |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: kızları can mean "his / her girls", "their girl", or "their girls" — context decides.