alan
/ alan /
Definitions noun Alan, one of the ancient Iranian-Turkic people of the Caucasus
Definitions noun hey!, listen!, friend!, mate! (familiar address, chiefly to a man)
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | alan the Alan | alanla the Alans | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | alannı the Alan's | alanlanı the Alans' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | alannı the Alan (as the object) | alanlanı the Alans (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | alanğa to the Alan | alanlağa to the Alans | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | alanda at / in the Alan | alanlada at / in the Alans | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | alandan from the Alan | alanladan from the Alans | 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 | alanım my Alan | alanlarım my Alans |
| your | alanıŋ your Alan | alanlarıŋ your Alans |
| his / her | alanı his / her Alan | alanları his / her Alans |
| our | alanıbız our Alan | alanlarıbız our Alans |
| you all's | alanığız you all's Alan | alanlarığız you all's Alans |
| their | alanları their Alan | alanları their Alans |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: alanları can mean "his / her Alans", "their Alan", or "their Alans" — context decides.