ayak
/ ajaq /
Examples
- cengil ayak kir basar — a hurried foot steps in mud — a proverb
- aynı ayağı — the end of the month
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | ayak the foot | ayakla the feet | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | ayaknı the foot's | ayaklanı the feet's | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | ayaknı the foot (as the object) | ayaklanı the feet (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | ayakğa to the foot | ayaklağa to the feet | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | ayakda at / in the foot | ayaklada at / in the feet | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | ayakdan from the foot | ayakladan from the feet | 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 | ayağım my foot | ayaklarım my feet |
| your | ayağıng your foot | ayaklarıng your feet |
| his / her | ayağı his / her foot | ayakları his / her feet |
| our | ayağıbız our foot | ayaklarıbız our feet |
| you all's | ayağığız you all's foot | ayaklarığız you all's feet |
| their | ayakları their foot | ayakları their feet |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: ayakları can mean "his / her feet", "their foot", or "their feet" — context decides.