alternativa
/alternativa/ · plural alternativala
alternative, choice between two options — A Russian loan. Tenishev and Suyunchev 1989 also gives the native phrase ekisini biri degen bolum for it.
- alternativa bar edi — there was an alternative
- bizni allıbızda alternativa bar — there is an alternative before us
- bu alternativa qıyındı — this choice between two options is difficult
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | alternativathe choice | alternativammy choice | alternativaŋyour choice | alternativasıhis choice | alternativabızour choice | alternativağızyou all's choice | alternativalarıtheir choices |
| Genitive | alternativanıthe choice's | alternativamımy choice's | alternativaŋıyour choice's | alternativasınıhis choice's | alternativabıznıour choice's | alternativağıznıyou all's choice's | alternativalarınıtheir choices' |
| Accusative | alternativanıthe choice (as the object) | alternativamımy choice (as the object) | alternativaŋıyour choice (as the object) | alternativasınhis choice (as the object) | alternativabıznıour choice (as the object) | alternativağıznıyou all's choice (as the object) | alternativalarıntheir choices (as the object) |
| Dative | alternativağato the choice | alternativamato my choice | alternativaŋato your choice | alternativasınato his choice | alternativabızğato our choice | alternativağızğato you all's choice | alternativalarınato their choices |
| Locative | alternativadain / at the choice | alternativamdain / at my choice | alternativaŋdain / at your choice | alternativasındain / at his choice | alternativabızdain / at our choice | alternativağızdain / at you all's choice | alternativalarındain / at their choices |
| Ablative | alternativadanfrom the choice | alternativamdanfrom my choice | alternativaŋdanfrom your choice | alternativasındanfrom his choice | alternativabızdanfrom our choice | alternativağızdanfrom you all's choice | alternativalarındanfrom their choices |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | alternativalathe choices | alternativalarımmy choices | alternativalarıŋyour choices | alternativalarıhis choices | alternativalarıbızour choices | alternativalarığızyou all's choices | alternativalarıtheir choices |
| Genitive | alternativalanıthe choices' | alternativalarımımy choices' | alternativalarıŋıyour choices' | alternativalarınıhis choices' | alternativalarıbıznıour choices' | alternativalarığıznıyou all's choices' | alternativalarınıtheir choices' |
| Accusative | alternativalanıthe choices (as the object) | alternativalarımımy choices (as the object) | alternativalarıŋıyour choices (as the object) | alternativalarınhis choices (as the object) | alternativalarıbıznıour choices (as the object) | alternativalarığıznıyou all's choices (as the object) | alternativalarıntheir choices (as the object) |
| Dative | alternativalağato the choices | alternativalarımato my choices | alternativalarıŋato your choices | alternativalarınato his choices | alternativalarıbızğato our choices | alternativalarığızğato you all's choices | alternativalarınato their choices |
| Locative | alternativaladain / at the choices | alternativalarımdain / at my choices | alternativalarıŋdain / at your choices | alternativalarındain / at his choices | alternativalarıbızdain / at our choices | alternativalarığızdain / at you all's choices | alternativalarındain / at their choices |
| Ablative | alternativaladanfrom the choices | alternativalarımdanfrom my choices | alternativalarıŋdanfrom your choices | alternativalarındanfrom his choices | alternativalarıbızdanfrom our choices | alternativalarığızdanfrom you all's choices | alternativalarındanfrom their choices |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: alternativaları can mean "his / her choices", "their choice", or "their choices" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.