argument
/arɡument/ · plural argumentle
argument, reason given to prove a claim — Often used in argument tabarğa "give arguments, argue a point". Its native near-synonyms are sıltaw and patawa.
- argument tabarğa — to put forward an argument
- bu küçlü argumentdi — this is a strong argument
- başha argument barmı? — is there another argument?
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | argumentthe argument | argumentimmy argument | argumentiŋyour argument | argumentihis argument | argumentibizour argument | argumentigizyou all's argument | argumentleritheir arguments |
| Genitive | argumentnithe argument's | argumentimimy argument's | argumentiŋiyour argument's | argumentinihis argument's | argumentibizniour argument's | argumentigizniyou all's argument's | argumentlerinitheir arguments' |
| Accusative | argumentnithe argument (as the object) | argumentimimy argument (as the object) | argumentiŋiyour argument (as the object) | argumentinhis argument (as the object) | argumentibizniour argument (as the object) | argumentigizniyou all's argument (as the object) | argumentlerintheir arguments (as the object) |
| Dative | argumentgeto the argument | argumentimeto my argument | argumentiŋeto your argument | argumentineto his argument | argumentibizgeto our argument | argumentigizgeto you all's argument | argumentlerineto their arguments |
| Locative | argumentdein / at the argument | argumentimdein / at my argument | argumentiŋdein / at your argument | argumentindein / at his argument | argumentibizdein / at our argument | argumentigizdein / at you all's argument | argumentlerindein / at their arguments |
| Ablative | argumentdenfrom the argument | argumentimdenfrom my argument | argumentiŋdenfrom your argument | argumentindenfrom his argument | argumentibizdenfrom our argument | argumentigizdenfrom you all's argument | argumentlerindenfrom their arguments |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | argumentlethe arguments | argumentlerimmy arguments | argumentleriŋyour arguments | argumentlerihis arguments | argumentleribizour arguments | argumentlerigizyou all's arguments | argumentleritheir arguments |
| Genitive | argumentlenithe arguments' | argumentlerimimy arguments' | argumentleriŋiyour arguments' | argumentlerinihis arguments' | argumentleribizniour arguments' | argumentlerigizniyou all's arguments' | argumentlerinitheir arguments' |
| Accusative | argumentlenithe arguments (as the object) | argumentlerimimy arguments (as the object) | argumentleriŋiyour arguments (as the object) | argumentlerinhis arguments (as the object) | argumentleribizniour arguments (as the object) | argumentlerigizniyou all's arguments (as the object) | argumentlerintheir arguments (as the object) |
| Dative | argumentlegeto the arguments | argumentlerimeto my arguments | argumentleriŋeto your arguments | argumentlerineto his arguments | argumentleribizgeto our arguments | argumentlerigizgeto you all's arguments | argumentlerineto their arguments |
| Locative | argumentledein / at the arguments | argumentlerimdein / at my arguments | argumentleriŋdein / at your arguments | argumentlerindein / at his arguments | argumentleribizdein / at our arguments | argumentlerigizdein / at you all's arguments | argumentlerindein / at their arguments |
| Ablative | argumentledenfrom the arguments | argumentlerimdenfrom my arguments | argumentleriŋdenfrom your arguments | argumentlerindenfrom his arguments | argumentleribizdenfrom our arguments | argumentlerigizdenfrom you all's arguments | argumentlerindenfrom their arguments |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: argumentleri can mean "his / her arguments", "their argument", or "their arguments" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.