tuz
/ tuz /
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | tuz the salt | tuzla the salt | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | tuznu the salt's | tuzlanı the salt's | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | tuznu the salt (as the object) | tuzlanı the salt (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | tuzğa to the salt | tuzlağa to the salt | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | tuzda at / in the salt | tuzlada at / in the salt | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | tuzdan from the salt | tuzladan from the salt | 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 | tuzum my salt | tuzlarım my salt |
| your | tuzung your salt | tuzlarıng your salt |
| his / her | tuzu his / her salt | tuzları his / her salt |
| our | tuzubuz our salt | tuzlarıbız our salt |
| you all's | tuzuğuz you all's salt | tuzlarığız you all's salt |
| their | tuzları their salt | tuzları their salt |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: tuzları can mean "his / her salt", "their salt", or "their salt" — context decides.