balaçık
/ balatʃɯq /
Definition noun baby (affectionate form)
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | balaçık the baby | balaçıkla the babies | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | balaçıknı the baby's | balaçıklanı the babies' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | balaçıknı the baby (as the object) | balaçıklanı the babies (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | balaçıkğa to the baby | balaçıklağa to the babies | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | balaçıkda at / in the baby | balaçıklada at / in the babies | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | balaçıkdan from the baby | balaçıkladan from the babies | 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 | balaçığım my baby | balaçıklarım my babies |
| your | balaçığıng your baby | balaçıklarıng your babies |
| his / her | balaçığı his / her baby | balaçıkları his / her babies |
| our | balaçığıbız our baby | balaçıklarıbız our babies |
| you all's | balaçığığız you all's baby | balaçıklarığız you all's babies |
| their | balaçıkları their baby | balaçıkları their babies |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: balaçıkları can mean "his / her babies", "their baby", or "their babies" — context decides.