çıçhan
/ tʃɯtʃxan /
Definitions noun mouse
Definitions noun rat
Definitions noun mouse-, mousy
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | çıçhan the mouse | çıçhanla the mice | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | çıçhannı the mouse's | çıçhanlanı the mice's | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | çıçhannı the mouse (as the object) | çıçhanlanı the mice (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | çıçhanğa to the mouse | çıçhanlağa to the mice | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | çıçhanda at / in the mouse | çıçhanlada at / in the mice | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | çıçhandan from the mouse | çıçhanladan from the mice | 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 | çıçhanım my mouse | çıçhanlarım my mice |
| your | çıçhanıŋ your mouse | çıçhanlarıŋ your mice |
| his / her | çıçhanı his / her mouse | çıçhanları his / her mice |
| our | çıçhanıbız our mouse | çıçhanlarıbız our mice |
| you all's | çıçhanığız you all's mouse | çıçhanlarığız you all's mice |
| their | çıçhanları their mouse | çıçhanları their mice |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: çıçhanları can mean "his / her mice", "their mouse", or "their mice" — context decides.