ansı
/ ansɯ /
Definitions noun otherwise, or else, if not
Definitions noun if only, provided that, so long as
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | ansı the otherwise | ansıla the otherwises | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | ansını the otherwise's | ansılanı the otherwises' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | ansını the otherwise (as the object) | ansılanı the otherwises (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | ansığa to the otherwise | ansılağa to the otherwises | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | ansıda at / in the otherwise | ansılada at / in the otherwises | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | ansıdan from the otherwise | ansıladan from the otherwises | 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 | ansım my otherwise | ansılarım my otherwises |
| your | ansıŋ your otherwise | ansılarıŋ your otherwises |
| his / her | ansısı his / her otherwise | ansıları his / her otherwises |
| our | ansıbız our otherwise | ansılarıbız our otherwises |
| you all's | ansığız you all's otherwise | ansılarığız you all's otherwises |
| their | ansıları their otherwise | ansıları their otherwises |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: ansıları can mean "his / her otherwises", "their otherwise", or "their otherwises" — context decides.