begemot
/beɡemot/ · plural begemotla
hippopotamus, hippo
- Begemot suwda jaşaydı — The hippo lives in water
- Begemotnu başı ullu — The hippo's head is big
- Begemot bek awur janıwardı — The hippopotamus is a very heavy animal
- sarıwbekle bla begemotla — crocodiles and hippos
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | begemotthe hippopotamus | begemotummy hippopotamus | begemotuŋyour hippopotamus | begemotuhis hippopotamus | begemotubuzour hippopotamus | begemotuğuzyou all's hippopotamus | begemotlarıtheir hippopotamuses |
| Genitive | begemotnuthe hippopotamus' | begemotumumy hippopotamus' | begemotuŋuyour hippopotamus' | begemotunuhis hippopotamus' | begemotubuznuour hippopotamus' | begemotuğuznuyou all's hippopotamus' | begemotlarınıtheir hippopotamuses' |
| Accusative | begemotnuthe hippopotamus (as the object) | begemotumumy hippopotamus (as the object) | begemotuŋuyour hippopotamus (as the object) | begemotunhis hippopotamus (as the object) | begemotubuznuour hippopotamus (as the object) | begemotuğuznuyou all's hippopotamus (as the object) | begemotlarıntheir hippopotamuses (as the object) |
| Dative | begemothato the hippopotamus | begemotumato my hippopotamus | begemotuŋato your hippopotamus | begemotunato his hippopotamus | begemotubuzğato our hippopotamus | begemotuğuzğato you all's hippopotamus | begemotlarınato their hippopotamuses |
| Locative | begemotdain / at the hippopotamus | begemotumdain / at my hippopotamus | begemotuŋdain / at your hippopotamus | begemotundain / at his hippopotamus | begemotubuzdain / at our hippopotamus | begemotuğuzdain / at you all's hippopotamus | begemotlarındain / at their hippopotamuses |
| Ablative | begemotdanfrom the hippopotamus | begemotumdanfrom my hippopotamus | begemotuŋdanfrom your hippopotamus | begemotundanfrom his hippopotamus | begemotubuzdanfrom our hippopotamus | begemotuğuzdanfrom you all's hippopotamus | begemotlarındanfrom their hippopotamuses |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | begemotlathe hippopotamuses | begemotlarımmy hippopotamuses | begemotlarıŋyour hippopotamuses | begemotlarıhis hippopotamuses | begemotlarıbızour hippopotamuses | begemotlarığızyou all's hippopotamuses | begemotlarıtheir hippopotamuses |
| Genitive | begemotlanıthe hippopotamuses' | begemotlarımımy hippopotamuses' | begemotlarıŋıyour hippopotamuses' | begemotlarınıhis hippopotamuses' | begemotlarıbıznıour hippopotamuses' | begemotlarığıznıyou all's hippopotamuses' | begemotlarınıtheir hippopotamuses' |
| Accusative | begemotlanıthe hippopotamuses (as the object) | begemotlarımımy hippopotamuses (as the object) | begemotlarıŋıyour hippopotamuses (as the object) | begemotlarınhis hippopotamuses (as the object) | begemotlarıbıznıour hippopotamuses (as the object) | begemotlarığıznıyou all's hippopotamuses (as the object) | begemotlarıntheir hippopotamuses (as the object) |
| Dative | begemotlağato the hippopotamuses | begemotlarımato my hippopotamuses | begemotlarıŋato your hippopotamuses | begemotlarınato his hippopotamuses | begemotlarıbızğato our hippopotamuses | begemotlarığızğato you all's hippopotamuses | begemotlarınato their hippopotamuses |
| Locative | begemotladain / at the hippopotamuses | begemotlarımdain / at my hippopotamuses | begemotlarıŋdain / at your hippopotamuses | begemotlarındain / at his hippopotamuses | begemotlarıbızdain / at our hippopotamuses | begemotlarığızdain / at you all's hippopotamuses | begemotlarındain / at their hippopotamuses |
| Ablative | begemotladanfrom the hippopotamuses | begemotlarımdanfrom my hippopotamuses | begemotlarıŋdanfrom your hippopotamuses | begemotlarındanfrom his hippopotamuses | begemotlarıbızdanfrom our hippopotamuses | begemotlarığızdanfrom you all's hippopotamuses | begemotlarındanfrom their hippopotamuses |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: begemotları can mean "his / her hippopotamuses", "their hippopotamus", or "their hippopotamuses" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.