akula
/akula/ · plural akulala
shark — Before another noun it means of a shark, a shark's.
- akulala bla sermeşirge qorqmaydıla — they are not afraid to fight with sharks
- kök akula — a blue shark
- Teŋizde akula barmıdı? — Is there a shark in the sea?
- akula tişi — a shark tooth
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | akulathe shark | akulammy shark | akulaŋyour shark | akulasıhis shark | akulabızour shark | akulağızyou all's shark | akulalarıtheir sharks |
| Genitive | akulanıthe shark's | akulamımy shark's | akulaŋıyour shark's | akulasınıhis shark's | akulabıznıour shark's | akulağıznıyou all's shark's | akulalarınıtheir sharks' |
| Accusative | akulanıthe shark (as the object) | akulamımy shark (as the object) | akulaŋıyour shark (as the object) | akulasınhis shark (as the object) | akulabıznıour shark (as the object) | akulağıznıyou all's shark (as the object) | akulalarıntheir sharks (as the object) |
| Dative | akulağato the shark | akulamato my shark | akulaŋato your shark | akulasınato his shark | akulabızğato our shark | akulağızğato you all's shark | akulalarınato their sharks |
| Locative | akuladain / at the shark | akulamdain / at my shark | akulaŋdain / at your shark | akulasındain / at his shark | akulabızdain / at our shark | akulağızdain / at you all's shark | akulalarındain / at their sharks |
| Ablative | akuladanfrom the shark | akulamdanfrom my shark | akulaŋdanfrom your shark | akulasındanfrom his shark | akulabızdanfrom our shark | akulağızdanfrom you all's shark | akulalarındanfrom their sharks |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | akulalathe sharks | akulalarımmy sharks | akulalarıŋyour sharks | akulalarıhis sharks | akulalarıbızour sharks | akulalarığızyou all's sharks | akulalarıtheir sharks |
| Genitive | akulalanıthe sharks' | akulalarımımy sharks' | akulalarıŋıyour sharks' | akulalarınıhis sharks' | akulalarıbıznıour sharks' | akulalarığıznıyou all's sharks' | akulalarınıtheir sharks' |
| Accusative | akulalanıthe sharks (as the object) | akulalarımımy sharks (as the object) | akulalarıŋıyour sharks (as the object) | akulalarınhis sharks (as the object) | akulalarıbıznıour sharks (as the object) | akulalarığıznıyou all's sharks (as the object) | akulalarıntheir sharks (as the object) |
| Dative | akulalağato the sharks | akulalarımato my sharks | akulalarıŋato your sharks | akulalarınato his sharks | akulalarıbızğato our sharks | akulalarığızğato you all's sharks | akulalarınato their sharks |
| Locative | akulaladain / at the sharks | akulalarımdain / at my sharks | akulalarıŋdain / at your sharks | akulalarındain / at his sharks | akulalarıbızdain / at our sharks | akulalarığızdain / at you all's sharks | akulalarındain / at their sharks |
| Ablative | akulaladanfrom the sharks | akulalarımdanfrom my sharks | akulalarıŋdanfrom your sharks | akulalarındanfrom his sharks | akulalarıbızdanfrom our sharks | akulalarığızdanfrom you all's sharks | akulalarındanfrom their sharks |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: akulaları can mean "his / her sharks", "their shark", or "their sharks" — context decides.
Whose it is
| Case | one thing, one owner | several things, one owner | one thing, several owners | several things, several owners |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | akulanıqıthe shark's one | akulanıqılathe shark's ones | akulalanıqıthe sharks' one | akulalanıqılathe sharks' ones |
| Genitive | akulanıqınıof the shark's one | akulanıqılanıof the shark's ones | akulalanıqınıof the sharks' one | akulalanıqılanıof the sharks' ones |
| Accusative | akulanıqınthe shark's one (as the object) | akulanıqılanıthe shark's ones (as the object) | akulalanıqınthe sharks' one (as the object) | akulalanıqılanıthe sharks' ones (as the object) |
| Dative | akulanıqınato the shark's one | akulanıqılağato the shark's ones | akulalanıqınato the sharks' one | akulalanıqılağato the sharks' ones |
| Locative | akulanıqındain / at the shark's one | akulanıqıladain / at the shark's ones | akulalanıqındain / at the sharks' one | akulalanıqıladain / at the sharks' ones |
| Ablative | akulanıqındanfrom the shark's one | akulanıqıladanfrom the shark's ones | akulalanıqındanfrom the sharks' one | akulalanıqıladanfrom the sharks' ones |
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.