çerkesli
/ tʃerkesli /
Definition noun Circassian, a Circassian
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | çerkesli the Circassian | çerkeslile the Circassians | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | çerkeslini the Circassian's | çerkeslileni the Circassians' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | çerkeslini the Circassian (as the object) | çerkeslileni the Circassians (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | çerkeslige to the Circassian | çerkeslilege to the Circassians | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | çerkeslide at / in the Circassian | çerkeslilede at / in the Circassians | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | çerkesliden from the Circassian | çerkeslileden from the Circassians | 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 | çerkeslim my Circassian | çerkeslilerim my Circassians |
| your | çerkesliŋ your Circassian | çerkeslileriŋ your Circassians |
| his / her | çerkeslisi his / her Circassian | çerkeslileri his / her Circassians |
| our | çerkeslibiz our Circassian | çerkeslileribiz our Circassians |
| you all's | çerkesligiz you all's Circassian | çerkeslilerigiz you all's Circassians |
| their | çerkeslileri their Circassian | çerkeslileri their Circassians |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: çerkeslileri can mean "his / her Circassians", "their Circassian", or "their Circassians" — context decides.