Dargin
/darɡin/ · plural Darginle
1. Dargin, relating to the Dargin people, their language, or culture — Common phrases: dargin til "the Dargin language", dargin tişirıw "a Dargin woman".
- Dargin til — the Dargin language
- Dargin tişirıw — a Dargin woman
- Dargin jırla — Dargin songs
2. the Dargins, a people of Dagestan; a Dargin one source
- Darginle Dağıstanda jaşaydıla — the Dargins live in Dagestan
- meni nögerim Dargindi — my friend is a Dargin
As an adjective
Saying it about someone
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | DarginmeI am Dargin | Darginseyou are Dargin | Dargindihe is Dargin | Darginbizwe are Dargin | Darginsizyou all are Dargin | Dargindilethey are Dargin |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden Dargindi — "compared to me, he is Dargin."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki Dargindimine is Dargin | seniki Dargindiyours is Dargin | anıqı Dargindihis is Dargin | bizniki Dargindiours is Dargin | sizniki Dargindiyours (pl.) is Dargin | alanıqı Darginditheirs is Dargin |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile Dargindilemine are Dargin | senikile Dargindileyours are Dargin | anıqıla Dargindilehis are Dargin | biznikile Dargindileours are Dargin | siznikile Dargindileyours (pl.) are Dargin | alanıqıla Dargindiletheirs are Dargin |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu Dargindi, bıla Dargindile. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".
As a noun
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | Darginthe Dargin | Darginimmy Dargin | Darginiŋyour Dargin | Darginihis Dargin | Darginibizour Dargin | Darginigizyou all's Dargin | Darginleritheir Dargins |
| Genitive | Darginnithe Dargin's | Darginimimy Dargin's | Darginiŋiyour Dargin's | Dargininihis Dargin's | Darginibizniour Dargin's | Darginigizniyou all's Dargin's | Darginlerinitheir Dargins' |
| Accusative | Darginnithe Dargin (as the object) | Darginimimy Dargin (as the object) | Darginiŋiyour Dargin (as the object) | Dargininhis Dargin (as the object) | Darginibizniour Dargin (as the object) | Darginigizniyou all's Dargin (as the object) | Darginlerintheir Dargins (as the object) |
| Dative | Darginŋeto the Dargin | Darginimeto my Dargin | Darginiŋeto your Dargin | Darginineto his Dargin | Darginibizgeto our Dargin | Darginigizgeto you all's Dargin | Darginlerineto their Dargins |
| Locative | Dargindein / at the Dargin | Darginimdein / at my Dargin | Darginiŋdein / at your Dargin | Darginindein / at his Dargin | Darginibizdein / at our Dargin | Darginigizdein / at you all's Dargin | Darginlerindein / at their Dargins |
| Ablative | Dargindenfrom the Dargin | Darginimdenfrom my Dargin | Darginiŋdenfrom your Dargin | Darginindenfrom his Dargin | Darginibizdenfrom our Dargin | Darginigizdenfrom you all's Dargin | Darginlerindenfrom their Dargins |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | Darginlethe Dargins | Darginlerimmy Dargins | Darginleriŋyour Dargins | Darginlerihis Dargins | Darginleribizour Dargins | Darginlerigizyou all's Dargins | Darginleritheir Dargins |
| Genitive | Darginlenithe Dargins' | Darginlerimimy Dargins' | Darginleriŋiyour Dargins' | Darginlerinihis Dargins' | Darginleribizniour Dargins' | Darginlerigizniyou all's Dargins' | Darginlerinitheir Dargins' |
| Accusative | Darginlenithe Dargins (as the object) | Darginlerimimy Dargins (as the object) | Darginleriŋiyour Dargins (as the object) | Darginlerinhis Dargins (as the object) | Darginleribizniour Dargins (as the object) | Darginlerigizniyou all's Dargins (as the object) | Darginlerintheir Dargins (as the object) |
| Dative | Darginlegeto the Dargins | Darginlerimeto my Dargins | Darginleriŋeto your Dargins | Darginlerineto his Dargins | Darginleribizgeto our Dargins | Darginlerigizgeto you all's Dargins | Darginlerineto their Dargins |
| Locative | Darginledein / at the Dargins | Darginlerimdein / at my Dargins | Darginleriŋdein / at your Dargins | Darginlerindein / at his Dargins | Darginleribizdein / at our Dargins | Darginlerigizdein / at you all's Dargins | Darginlerindein / at their Dargins |
| Ablative | Darginledenfrom the Dargins | Darginlerimdenfrom my Dargins | Darginleriŋdenfrom your Dargins | Darginlerindenfrom his Dargins | Darginleribizdenfrom our Dargins | Darginlerigizdenfrom you all's Dargins | Darginlerindenfrom their Dargins |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: Darginleri can mean "his / her Dargins", "their Dargin", or "their Dargins" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.