defter
/defter/ · plural defterle
1. exercise book, notebook, copybook
- jaŋı defter — a new exercise book
- juqa defter — a thin exercise book
- defterge jazarğa — to write in the exercise book
- defterni açdı — he opened the exercise book
- defterni betleri — the pages of the exercise book
- şkolçulanı defterlerine qaray turğanlay — while looking through the pupils' exercise books
2. copy of a book or magazine — This meaning is recorded for Karachay usage.
- kitabnı eki defteri — two copies of the book
- eki defter aldım — I took two copies
- defterlerin üleşdile — they handed out the copies
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | defterthe exercise book | defterimmy exercise book | defteriŋyour exercise book | defterihis exercise book | defteribizour exercise book | defterigizyou all's exercise book | defterleritheir exercise books |
| Genitive | defternithe exercise book's | defterimimy exercise book's | defteriŋiyour exercise book's | defterinihis exercise book's | defteribizniour exercise book's | defterigizniyou all's exercise book's | defterlerinitheir exercise books' |
| Accusative | defternithe exercise book (as the object) | defterimimy exercise book (as the object) | defteriŋiyour exercise book (as the object) | defterinhis exercise book (as the object) | defteribizniour exercise book (as the object) | defterigizniyou all's exercise book (as the object) | defterlerintheir exercise books (as the object) |
| Dative | deftergeto the exercise book | defterimeto my exercise book | defteriŋeto your exercise book | defterineto his exercise book | defteribizgeto our exercise book | defterigizgeto you all's exercise book | defterlerineto their exercise books |
| Locative | defterdein / at the exercise book | defterimdein / at my exercise book | defteriŋdein / at your exercise book | defterindein / at his exercise book | defteribizdein / at our exercise book | defterigizdein / at you all's exercise book | defterlerindein / at their exercise books |
| Ablative | defterdenfrom the exercise book | defterimdenfrom my exercise book | defteriŋdenfrom your exercise book | defterindenfrom his exercise book | defteribizdenfrom our exercise book | defterigizdenfrom you all's exercise book | defterlerindenfrom their exercise books |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | defterlethe exercise books | defterlerimmy exercise books | defterleriŋyour exercise books | defterlerihis exercise books | defterleribizour exercise books | defterlerigizyou all's exercise books | defterleritheir exercise books |
| Genitive | defterlenithe exercise books' | defterlerimimy exercise books' | defterleriŋiyour exercise books' | defterlerinihis exercise books' | defterleribizniour exercise books' | defterlerigizniyou all's exercise books' | defterlerinitheir exercise books' |
| Accusative | defterlenithe exercise books (as the object) | defterlerimimy exercise books (as the object) | defterleriŋiyour exercise books (as the object) | defterlerinhis exercise books (as the object) | defterleribizniour exercise books (as the object) | defterlerigizniyou all's exercise books (as the object) | defterlerintheir exercise books (as the object) |
| Dative | defterlegeto the exercise books | defterlerimeto my exercise books | defterleriŋeto your exercise books | defterlerineto his exercise books | defterleribizgeto our exercise books | defterlerigizgeto you all's exercise books | defterlerineto their exercise books |
| Locative | defterledein / at the exercise books | defterlerimdein / at my exercise books | defterleriŋdein / at your exercise books | defterlerindein / at his exercise books | defterleribizdein / at our exercise books | defterlerigizdein / at you all's exercise books | defterlerindein / at their exercise books |
| Ablative | defterledenfrom the exercise books | defterlerimdenfrom my exercise books | defterleriŋdenfrom your exercise books | defterlerindenfrom his exercise books | defterleribizdenfrom our exercise books | defterlerigizdenfrom you all's exercise books | defterlerindenfrom their exercise books |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: defterleri can mean "his / her exercise books", "their exercise book", or "their exercise books" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.