akkala
/akkala/
old people, old men and women — plural in form; the singular is akka
- elni akkaları — the old people of the village
- akkala olturub turadıla — the old people are sitting
- akkalağa sıy berirge — to show honor to the old people
Cases and owners
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | akkalathe old people | akkalammy old people | akkalaŋyour old people | akkalasıhis old people | akkalabızour old people | akkalağızyou all's old people | akkalalarıtheir old people |
| Genitive | akkalanıthe old people's | akkalamımy old people's | akkalaŋıyour old people's | akkalasınıhis old people's | akkalabıznıour old people's | akkalağıznıyou all's old people's | akkalalarınıtheir old people's |
| Accusative | akkalanıthe old people (as the object) | akkalamımy old people (as the object) | akkalaŋıyour old people (as the object) | akkalasınhis old people (as the object) | akkalabıznıour old people (as the object) | akkalağıznıyou all's old people (as the object) | akkalalarıntheir old people (as the object) |
| Dative | akkalağato the old people | akkalamato my old people | akkalaŋato your old people | akkalasınato his old people | akkalabızğato our old people | akkalağızğato you all's old people | akkalalarınato their old people |
| Locative | akkaladain / at the old people | akkalamdain / at my old people | akkalaŋdain / at your old people | akkalasındain / at his old people | akkalabızdain / at our old people | akkalağızdain / at you all's old people | akkalalarındain / at their old people |
| Ablative | akkaladanfrom the old people | akkalamdanfrom my old people | akkalaŋdanfrom your old people | akkalasındanfrom his old people | akkalabızdanfrom our old people | akkalağızdanfrom you all's old people | akkalalarındanfrom their old people |
There is no plural of this word. The ending would attach like any other — it is the word, not the grammar, that refuses: this is not something Karachay counts.
Whose it is
| Case | one thing, one owner | several things, one owner |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | akkalanıqıthe old people's one | akkalanıqılathe old people's ones |
| Genitive | akkalanıqınıof the old people's one | akkalanıqılanıof the old people's ones |
| Accusative | akkalanıqınthe old people's one (as the object) | akkalanıqılanıthe old people's ones (as the object) |
| Dative | akkalanıqınato the old people's one | akkalanıqılağato the old people's ones |
| Locative | akkalanıqındain / at the old people's one | akkalanıqıladain / at the old people's ones |
| Ablative | akkalanıqındanfrom the old people's one | akkalanıqıladanfrom the old people's ones |
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.