apelsin
/apelsin/ · plural apelsinle
orange (the fruit) — Before another noun it means made of oranges, as in apelsin suw "orange juice" and apelsin varene "orange jam". The possessive is also common: apelsinni suwu "orange juice", apelsinni qabuğu "orange peel".
- apelsin suwu — orange juice
- apelsinni suwlu tişleri — the juicy segments of an orange
- Bizde limon, apelsin ösmeydile — Lemons and oranges don't grow here
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | apelsinthe orange | apelsinimmy orange | apelsiniŋyour orange | apelsinihis orange | apelsinibizour orange | apelsinigizyou all's orange | apelsinleritheir oranges |
| Genitive | apelsinnithe orange's | apelsinimimy orange's | apelsiniŋiyour orange's | apelsininihis orange's | apelsinibizniour orange's | apelsinigizniyou all's orange's | apelsinlerinitheir oranges' |
| Accusative | apelsinnithe orange (as the object) | apelsinimimy orange (as the object) | apelsiniŋiyour orange (as the object) | apelsininhis orange (as the object) | apelsinibizniour orange (as the object) | apelsinigizniyou all's orange (as the object) | apelsinlerintheir oranges (as the object) |
| Dative | apelsinŋeto the orange | apelsinimeto my orange | apelsiniŋeto your orange | apelsinineto his orange | apelsinibizgeto our orange | apelsinigizgeto you all's orange | apelsinlerineto their oranges |
| Locative | apelsindein / at the orange | apelsinimdein / at my orange | apelsiniŋdein / at your orange | apelsinindein / at his orange | apelsinibizdein / at our orange | apelsinigizdein / at you all's orange | apelsinlerindein / at their oranges |
| Ablative | apelsindenfrom the orange | apelsinimdenfrom my orange | apelsiniŋdenfrom your orange | apelsinindenfrom his orange | apelsinibizdenfrom our orange | apelsinigizdenfrom you all's orange | apelsinlerindenfrom their oranges |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | apelsinlethe oranges | apelsinlerimmy oranges | apelsinleriŋyour oranges | apelsinlerihis oranges | apelsinleribizour oranges | apelsinlerigizyou all's oranges | apelsinleritheir oranges |
| Genitive | apelsinlenithe oranges' | apelsinlerimimy oranges' | apelsinleriŋiyour oranges' | apelsinlerinihis oranges' | apelsinleribizniour oranges' | apelsinlerigizniyou all's oranges' | apelsinlerinitheir oranges' |
| Accusative | apelsinlenithe oranges (as the object) | apelsinlerimimy oranges (as the object) | apelsinleriŋiyour oranges (as the object) | apelsinlerinhis oranges (as the object) | apelsinleribizniour oranges (as the object) | apelsinlerigizniyou all's oranges (as the object) | apelsinlerintheir oranges (as the object) |
| Dative | apelsinlegeto the oranges | apelsinlerimeto my oranges | apelsinleriŋeto your oranges | apelsinlerineto his oranges | apelsinleribizgeto our oranges | apelsinlerigizgeto you all's oranges | apelsinlerineto their oranges |
| Locative | apelsinledein / at the oranges | apelsinlerimdein / at my oranges | apelsinleriŋdein / at your oranges | apelsinlerindein / at his oranges | apelsinleribizdein / at our oranges | apelsinlerigizdein / at you all's oranges | apelsinlerindein / at their oranges |
| Ablative | apelsinledenfrom the oranges | apelsinlerimdenfrom my oranges | apelsinleriŋdenfrom your oranges | apelsinlerindenfrom his oranges | apelsinleribizdenfrom our oranges | apelsinlerigizdenfrom you all's oranges | apelsinlerindenfrom their oranges |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: apelsinleri can mean "his / her oranges", "their orange", or "their oranges" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.