but
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Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | but the thigh | butla the thighs | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | butnu the thigh's | butlanı the thighs' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | butnu the thigh (as the object) | butlanı the thighs (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | butha to the thigh | butlağa to the thighs | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | butda at / in the thigh | butlada at / in the thighs | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | butdan from the thigh | butladan from the thighs | 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 | butum my thigh | butlarım my thighs |
| your | butung your thigh | butlarıng your thighs |
| his / her | butu his / her thigh | butları his / her thighs |
| our | butubuz our thigh | butlarıbız our thighs |
| you all's | butuğuz you all's thigh | butlarığız you all's thighs |
| their | butları their thigh | butları their thighs |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: butları can mean "his / her thighs", "their thigh", or "their thighs" — context decides.