erkişi
/ erkiʃi /
Definitions noun man, male person
Definitions noun men's, male (attributive)
Definitions noun a real man, a man of courage and honour
Definitions noun husband
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | erkişi the man | erkişile the men | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | erkişini the man's | erkişileni the men's | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | erkişini the man (as the object) | erkişileni the men (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | erkişige to the man | erkişilege to the men | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | erkişide at / in the man | erkişilede at / in the men | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | erkişiden from the man | erkişileden from the men | 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 | erkişim my man | erkişilerim my men |
| your | erkişiŋ your man | erkişileriŋ your men |
| his / her | erkişisi his / her man | erkişileri his / her men |
| our | erkişibiz our man | erkişileribiz our men |
| you all's | erkişigiz you all's man | erkişilerigiz you all's men |
| their | erkişileri their man | erkişileri their men |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: erkişileri can mean "his / her men", "their man", or "their men" — context decides.