dorbun
/ dorbun /
Definitions noun cave, grotto, rock hollow
Definitions noun cave- (attributive)
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | dorbun the cave | dorbunla the caves | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | dorbunnu the cave's | dorbunlanı the caves' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | dorbunnu the cave (as the object) | dorbunlanı the caves (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | dorbunğa to the cave | dorbunlağa to the caves | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | dorbunda at / in the cave | dorbunlada at / in the caves | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | dorbundan from the cave | dorbunladan from the caves | 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 | dorbunum my cave | dorbunlarım my caves |
| your | dorbunuŋ your cave | dorbunlarıŋ your caves |
| his / her | dorbunu his / her cave | dorbunları his / her caves |
| our | dorbunubuz our cave | dorbunlarıbız our caves |
| you all's | dorbunuğuz you all's cave | dorbunlarığız you all's caves |
| their | dorbunları their cave | dorbunları their caves |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: dorbunları can mean "his / her caves", "their cave", or "their caves" — context decides.