delfin
/delfin/ · plural delfinle
dolphin, a sea mammal related to the whales
- delfin teŋizde jaşaydı — the dolphin lives in the sea
- biz teŋizde delfinle kördük — we saw dolphins in the sea
- delfinle bek aqıllıdıla — dolphins are very smart
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | delfinthe dolphin | delfinimmy dolphin | delfiniŋyour dolphin | delfinihis dolphin | delfinibizour dolphin | delfinigizyou all's dolphin | delfinleritheir dolphins |
| Genitive | delfinnithe dolphin's | delfinimimy dolphin's | delfiniŋiyour dolphin's | delfininihis dolphin's | delfinibizniour dolphin's | delfinigizniyou all's dolphin's | delfinlerinitheir dolphins' |
| Accusative | delfinnithe dolphin (as the object) | delfinimimy dolphin (as the object) | delfiniŋiyour dolphin (as the object) | delfininhis dolphin (as the object) | delfinibizniour dolphin (as the object) | delfinigizniyou all's dolphin (as the object) | delfinlerintheir dolphins (as the object) |
| Dative | delfinŋeto the dolphin | delfinimeto my dolphin | delfiniŋeto your dolphin | delfinineto his dolphin | delfinibizgeto our dolphin | delfinigizgeto you all's dolphin | delfinlerineto their dolphins |
| Locative | delfindein / at the dolphin | delfinimdein / at my dolphin | delfiniŋdein / at your dolphin | delfinindein / at his dolphin | delfinibizdein / at our dolphin | delfinigizdein / at you all's dolphin | delfinlerindein / at their dolphins |
| Ablative | delfindenfrom the dolphin | delfinimdenfrom my dolphin | delfiniŋdenfrom your dolphin | delfinindenfrom his dolphin | delfinibizdenfrom our dolphin | delfinigizdenfrom you all's dolphin | delfinlerindenfrom their dolphins |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | delfinlethe dolphins | delfinlerimmy dolphins | delfinleriŋyour dolphins | delfinlerihis dolphins | delfinleribizour dolphins | delfinlerigizyou all's dolphins | delfinleritheir dolphins |
| Genitive | delfinlenithe dolphins' | delfinlerimimy dolphins' | delfinleriŋiyour dolphins' | delfinlerinihis dolphins' | delfinleribizniour dolphins' | delfinlerigizniyou all's dolphins' | delfinlerinitheir dolphins' |
| Accusative | delfinlenithe dolphins (as the object) | delfinlerimimy dolphins (as the object) | delfinleriŋiyour dolphins (as the object) | delfinlerinhis dolphins (as the object) | delfinleribizniour dolphins (as the object) | delfinlerigizniyou all's dolphins (as the object) | delfinlerintheir dolphins (as the object) |
| Dative | delfinlegeto the dolphins | delfinlerimeto my dolphins | delfinleriŋeto your dolphins | delfinlerineto his dolphins | delfinleribizgeto our dolphins | delfinlerigizgeto you all's dolphins | delfinlerineto their dolphins |
| Locative | delfinledein / at the dolphins | delfinlerimdein / at my dolphins | delfinleriŋdein / at your dolphins | delfinlerindein / at his dolphins | delfinleribizdein / at our dolphins | delfinlerigizdein / at you all's dolphins | delfinlerindein / at their dolphins |
| Ablative | delfinledenfrom the dolphins | delfinlerimdenfrom my dolphins | delfinleriŋdenfrom your dolphins | delfinlerindenfrom his dolphins | delfinleribizdenfrom our dolphins | delfinlerigizdenfrom you all's dolphins | delfinlerindenfrom their dolphins |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: delfinleri can mean "his / her dolphins", "their dolphin", or "their dolphins" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.