ata qarnaş
/ata qarnaʃ/ · plural ata qarnaşla
paternal uncle, one's father's brother
- ol meni ata qarnaşımdı — he is my paternal uncle
- ata qarnaşım bizge keldi — my paternal uncle came to us
- ata qarnaşım şaharda jaşaydı — my father's brother lives in the city
- ata qarnaşıŋ qaydadı? — where is your paternal uncle?
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ata qarnaşthe paternal uncle | ata qarnaşımmy paternal uncle | ata qarnaşıŋyour paternal uncle | ata qarnaşıhis paternal uncle | ata qarnaşıbızour paternal uncle | ata qarnaşığızyou all's paternal uncle | ata qarnaşlarıtheir paternal uncles |
| Genitive | ata qarnaşnıthe paternal uncle's | ata qarnaşımımy paternal uncle's | ata qarnaşıŋıyour paternal uncle's | ata qarnaşınıhis paternal uncle's | ata qarnaşıbıznıour paternal uncle's | ata qarnaşığıznıyou all's paternal uncle's | ata qarnaşlarınıtheir paternal uncles' |
| Accusative | ata qarnaşnıthe paternal uncle (as the object) | ata qarnaşımımy paternal uncle (as the object) | ata qarnaşıŋıyour paternal uncle (as the object) | ata qarnaşınhis paternal uncle (as the object) | ata qarnaşıbıznıour paternal uncle (as the object) | ata qarnaşığıznıyou all's paternal uncle (as the object) | ata qarnaşlarıntheir paternal uncles (as the object) |
| Dative | ata qarnaşhato the paternal uncle | ata qarnaşımato my paternal uncle | ata qarnaşıŋato your paternal uncle | ata qarnaşınato his paternal uncle | ata qarnaşıbızğato our paternal uncle | ata qarnaşığızğato you all's paternal uncle | ata qarnaşlarınato their paternal uncles |
| Locative | ata qarnaşdain / at the paternal uncle | ata qarnaşımdain / at my paternal uncle | ata qarnaşıŋdain / at your paternal uncle | ata qarnaşındain / at his paternal uncle | ata qarnaşıbızdain / at our paternal uncle | ata qarnaşığızdain / at you all's paternal uncle | ata qarnaşlarındain / at their paternal uncles |
| Ablative | ata qarnaşdanfrom the paternal uncle | ata qarnaşımdanfrom my paternal uncle | ata qarnaşıŋdanfrom your paternal uncle | ata qarnaşındanfrom his paternal uncle | ata qarnaşıbızdanfrom our paternal uncle | ata qarnaşığızdanfrom you all's paternal uncle | ata qarnaşlarındanfrom their paternal uncles |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ata qarnaşlathe paternal uncles | ata qarnaşlarımmy paternal uncles | ata qarnaşlarıŋyour paternal uncles | ata qarnaşlarıhis paternal uncles | ata qarnaşlarıbızour paternal uncles | ata qarnaşlarığızyou all's paternal uncles | ata qarnaşlarıtheir paternal uncles |
| Genitive | ata qarnaşlanıthe paternal uncles' | ata qarnaşlarımımy paternal uncles' | ata qarnaşlarıŋıyour paternal uncles' | ata qarnaşlarınıhis paternal uncles' | ata qarnaşlarıbıznıour paternal uncles' | ata qarnaşlarığıznıyou all's paternal uncles' | ata qarnaşlarınıtheir paternal uncles' |
| Accusative | ata qarnaşlanıthe paternal uncles (as the object) | ata qarnaşlarımımy paternal uncles (as the object) | ata qarnaşlarıŋıyour paternal uncles (as the object) | ata qarnaşlarınhis paternal uncles (as the object) | ata qarnaşlarıbıznıour paternal uncles (as the object) | ata qarnaşlarığıznıyou all's paternal uncles (as the object) | ata qarnaşlarıntheir paternal uncles (as the object) |
| Dative | ata qarnaşlağato the paternal uncles | ata qarnaşlarımato my paternal uncles | ata qarnaşlarıŋato your paternal uncles | ata qarnaşlarınato his paternal uncles | ata qarnaşlarıbızğato our paternal uncles | ata qarnaşlarığızğato you all's paternal uncles | ata qarnaşlarınato their paternal uncles |
| Locative | ata qarnaşladain / at the paternal uncles | ata qarnaşlarımdain / at my paternal uncles | ata qarnaşlarıŋdain / at your paternal uncles | ata qarnaşlarındain / at his paternal uncles | ata qarnaşlarıbızdain / at our paternal uncles | ata qarnaşlarığızdain / at you all's paternal uncles | ata qarnaşlarındain / at their paternal uncles |
| Ablative | ata qarnaşladanfrom the paternal uncles | ata qarnaşlarımdanfrom my paternal uncles | ata qarnaşlarıŋdanfrom your paternal uncles | ata qarnaşlarındanfrom his paternal uncles | ata qarnaşlarıbızdanfrom our paternal uncles | ata qarnaşlarığızdanfrom you all's paternal uncles | ata qarnaşlarındanfrom their paternal uncles |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: ata qarnaşları can mean "his / her paternal uncles", "their paternal uncle", or "their paternal uncles" — context decides.
Whose it is
| Case | one thing, one owner | several things, one owner | one thing, several owners | several things, several owners |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ata qarnaşnıqıthe paternal uncle's one | ata qarnaşnıqılathe paternal uncle's ones | ata qarnaşlanıqıthe paternal uncles' one | ata qarnaşlanıqılathe paternal uncles' ones |
| Genitive | ata qarnaşnıqınıof the paternal uncle's one | ata qarnaşnıqılanıof the paternal uncle's ones | ata qarnaşlanıqınıof the paternal uncles' one | ata qarnaşlanıqılanıof the paternal uncles' ones |
| Accusative | ata qarnaşnıqınthe paternal uncle's one (as the object) | ata qarnaşnıqılanıthe paternal uncle's ones (as the object) | ata qarnaşlanıqınthe paternal uncles' one (as the object) | ata qarnaşlanıqılanıthe paternal uncles' ones (as the object) |
| Dative | ata qarnaşnıqınato the paternal uncle's one | ata qarnaşnıqılağato the paternal uncle's ones | ata qarnaşlanıqınato the paternal uncles' one | ata qarnaşlanıqılağato the paternal uncles' ones |
| Locative | ata qarnaşnıqındain / at the paternal uncle's one | ata qarnaşnıqıladain / at the paternal uncle's ones | ata qarnaşlanıqındain / at the paternal uncles' one | ata qarnaşlanıqıladain / at the paternal uncles' ones |
| Ablative | ata qarnaşnıqındanfrom the paternal uncle's one | ata qarnaşnıqıladanfrom the paternal uncle's ones | ata qarnaşlanıqındanfrom the paternal uncles' one | ata qarnaşlanıqıladanfrom the paternal uncles' ones |
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.