koy
/ qoj /
Definition noun sheep
Found in Animals
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | koy the sheep | koyla the sheep | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | koynu the sheep's | koylanı the sheep's | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | koynu the sheep (as the object) | koylanı the sheep (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | koyğa to the sheep | koylağa to the sheep | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | koyda at / in the sheep | koylada at / in the sheep | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | koydan from the sheep | koyladan from the sheep | 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 | koyum my sheep | koylarım my sheep |
| your | koyung your sheep | koylarıng your sheep |
| his / her | koyu his / her sheep | koyları his / her sheep |
| our | koyubuz our sheep | koylarıbız our sheep |
| you all's | koyuğuz you all's sheep | koylarığız you all's sheep |
| their | koyları their sheep | koyları their sheep |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: koyları can mean "his / her sheep", "their sheep", or "their sheep" — context decides.