bıçak
/ bɯtʃaq /
Definition noun knife
Found in Hand tools
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | bıçak the knife | bıçakla the knives | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | bıçaknı the knife's | bıçaklanı the knives' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | bıçaknı the knife (as the object) | bıçaklanı the knives (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | bıçakğa to the knife | bıçaklağa to the knives | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | bıçakda at / in the knife | bıçaklada at / in the knives | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | bıçakdan from the knife | bıçakladan from the knives | 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 | bıçağım my knife | bıçaklarım my knives |
| your | bıçağıng your knife | bıçaklarıng your knives |
| his / her | bıçağı his / her knife | bıçakları his / her knives |
| our | bıçağıbız our knife | bıçaklarıbız our knives |
| you all's | bıçağığız you all's knife | bıçaklarığız you all's knives |
| their | bıçakları their knife | bıçakları their knives |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: bıçakları can mean "his / her knives", "their knife", or "their knives" — context decides.