defis
/defis/ · plural defisle
hyphen, the short mark that joins two words or parts of a word, or marks a word broken at the end of a line
- defis salırğa — to put in a hyphen
- defis bla jazarğa — to write with a hyphen
- eki söznü arasında defis — a hyphen between the two words
- bu söz defis bla jazıladı — this word is written with a hyphen
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | defisthe hyphen | defisimmy hyphen | defisiŋyour hyphen | defisihis hyphen | defisibizour hyphen | defisigizyou all's hyphen | defisleritheir hyphens |
| Genitive | defisnithe hyphen's | defisimimy hyphen's | defisiŋiyour hyphen's | defisinihis hyphen's | defisibizniour hyphen's | defisigizniyou all's hyphen's | defislerinitheir hyphens' |
| Accusative | defisnithe hyphen (as the object) | defisimimy hyphen (as the object) | defisiŋiyour hyphen (as the object) | defisinhis hyphen (as the object) | defisibizniour hyphen (as the object) | defisigizniyou all's hyphen (as the object) | defislerintheir hyphens (as the object) |
| Dative | defisgeto the hyphen | defisimeto my hyphen | defisiŋeto your hyphen | defisineto his hyphen | defisibizgeto our hyphen | defisigizgeto you all's hyphen | defislerineto their hyphens |
| Locative | defisdein / at the hyphen | defisimdein / at my hyphen | defisiŋdein / at your hyphen | defisindein / at his hyphen | defisibizdein / at our hyphen | defisigizdein / at you all's hyphen | defislerindein / at their hyphens |
| Ablative | defisdenfrom the hyphen | defisimdenfrom my hyphen | defisiŋdenfrom your hyphen | defisindenfrom his hyphen | defisibizdenfrom our hyphen | defisigizdenfrom you all's hyphen | defislerindenfrom their hyphens |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | defislethe hyphens | defislerimmy hyphens | defisleriŋyour hyphens | defislerihis hyphens | defisleribizour hyphens | defislerigizyou all's hyphens | defisleritheir hyphens |
| Genitive | defislenithe hyphens' | defislerimimy hyphens' | defisleriŋiyour hyphens' | defislerinihis hyphens' | defisleribizniour hyphens' | defislerigizniyou all's hyphens' | defislerinitheir hyphens' |
| Accusative | defislenithe hyphens (as the object) | defislerimimy hyphens (as the object) | defisleriŋiyour hyphens (as the object) | defislerinhis hyphens (as the object) | defisleribizniour hyphens (as the object) | defislerigizniyou all's hyphens (as the object) | defislerintheir hyphens (as the object) |
| Dative | defislegeto the hyphens | defislerimeto my hyphens | defisleriŋeto your hyphens | defislerineto his hyphens | defisleribizgeto our hyphens | defislerigizgeto you all's hyphens | defislerineto their hyphens |
| Locative | defisledein / at the hyphens | defislerimdein / at my hyphens | defisleriŋdein / at your hyphens | defislerindein / at his hyphens | defisleribizdein / at our hyphens | defislerigizdein / at you all's hyphens | defislerindein / at their hyphens |
| Ablative | defisledenfrom the hyphens | defislerimdenfrom my hyphens | defisleriŋdenfrom your hyphens | defislerindenfrom his hyphens | defisleribizdenfrom our hyphens | defislerigizdenfrom you all's hyphens | defislerindenfrom their hyphens |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: defisleri can mean "his / her hyphens", "their hyphen", or "their hyphens" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.