arablı
/arablɯ/
Definition
an Arab, a person of the Arab people
- arablıla — Arabs
- arablı tişirıw — an Arab woman
- arablı til — the Arabic tongue
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| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | arablıthe Arab | arablılathe Arabs | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | arablınıthe Arab's | arablılanıthe Arabs' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | arablınıthe Arab (as the object) | arablılanıthe Arabs (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | arablığato the Arab | arablılağato the Arabs | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | arablıdaat / in the Arab | arablıladaat / in the Arabs | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | arablıdanfrom the Arab | arablıladanfrom the Arabs | where it comes from; also "than" when comparing |
When to use each case
- nominative
- the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence
- genitive
- the owner — whose it is
- accusative
- a specific, known object — whom or what
- dative
- direction or recipient — to where, to whom
- locative
- where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it"
- ablative
- 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 | arablımmy Arab | arablılarımmy Arabs |
| your | arablıngyour Arab | arablılarıngyour Arabs |
| his / her | arablısıhis / her Arab | arablılarıhis / her Arabs |
| our | arablıbızour Arab | arablılarıbızour Arabs |
| you all's | arablığızyou all's Arab | arablılarığızyou all's Arabs |
| their | arablılarıtheir Arab | arablılarıtheir Arabs |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: arablıları can mean "his / her Arabs", "their Arab", or "their Arabs" — context decides.