ermen
/ermen/ · plural ermenle
an Armenian person; Armenian — Also used before another noun to mean Armenian, as in ermen til "the Armenian language" and ermen tişirıw "an Armenian woman".
- ermen til — the Armenian language
- ermen tişirıw — an Armenian woman
- ol ermendi — he is Armenian
- bir ermen bla tanışdım — I met an Armenian
- ermenle kelgendile — the Armenians have come
- ermen halq — the Armenian people
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ermenthe Armenian person | ermenimmy Armenian person | ermeniŋyour Armenian person | ermenihis Armenian person | ermenibizour Armenian person | ermenigizyou all's Armenian person | ermenleritheir Armenian people |
| Genitive | ermennithe Armenian person's | ermenimimy Armenian person's | ermeniŋiyour Armenian person's | ermeninihis Armenian person's | ermenibizniour Armenian person's | ermenigizniyou all's Armenian person's | ermenlerinitheir Armenian people's |
| Accusative | ermennithe Armenian person (as the object) | ermenimimy Armenian person (as the object) | ermeniŋiyour Armenian person (as the object) | ermeninhis Armenian person (as the object) | ermenibizniour Armenian person (as the object) | ermenigizniyou all's Armenian person (as the object) | ermenlerintheir Armenian people (as the object) |
| Dative | ermenŋeto the Armenian person | ermenimeto my Armenian person | ermeniŋeto your Armenian person | ermenineto his Armenian person | ermenibizgeto our Armenian person | ermenigizgeto you all's Armenian person | ermenlerineto their Armenian people |
| Locative | ermendein / at the Armenian person | ermenimdein / at my Armenian person | ermeniŋdein / at your Armenian person | ermenindein / at his Armenian person | ermenibizdein / at our Armenian person | ermenigizdein / at you all's Armenian person | ermenlerindein / at their Armenian people |
| Ablative | ermendenfrom the Armenian person | ermenimdenfrom my Armenian person | ermeniŋdenfrom your Armenian person | ermenindenfrom his Armenian person | ermenibizdenfrom our Armenian person | ermenigizdenfrom you all's Armenian person | ermenlerindenfrom their Armenian people |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ermenlethe Armenian people | ermenlerimmy Armenian people | ermenleriŋyour Armenian people | ermenlerihis Armenian people | ermenleribizour Armenian people | ermenlerigizyou all's Armenian people | ermenleritheir Armenian people |
| Genitive | ermenlenithe Armenian people's | ermenlerimimy Armenian people's | ermenleriŋiyour Armenian people's | ermenlerinihis Armenian people's | ermenleribizniour Armenian people's | ermenlerigizniyou all's Armenian people's | ermenlerinitheir Armenian people's |
| Accusative | ermenlenithe Armenian people (as the object) | ermenlerimimy Armenian people (as the object) | ermenleriŋiyour Armenian people (as the object) | ermenlerinhis Armenian people (as the object) | ermenleribizniour Armenian people (as the object) | ermenlerigizniyou all's Armenian people (as the object) | ermenlerintheir Armenian people (as the object) |
| Dative | ermenlegeto the Armenian people | ermenlerimeto my Armenian people | ermenleriŋeto your Armenian people | ermenlerineto his Armenian people | ermenleribizgeto our Armenian people | ermenlerigizgeto you all's Armenian people | ermenlerineto their Armenian people |
| Locative | ermenledein / at the Armenian people | ermenlerimdein / at my Armenian people | ermenleriŋdein / at your Armenian people | ermenlerindein / at his Armenian people | ermenleribizdein / at our Armenian people | ermenlerigizdein / at you all's Armenian people | ermenlerindein / at their Armenian people |
| Ablative | ermenledenfrom the Armenian people | ermenlerimdenfrom my Armenian people | ermenleriŋdenfrom your Armenian people | ermenlerindenfrom his Armenian people | ermenleribizdenfrom our Armenian people | ermenlerigizdenfrom you all's Armenian people | ermenlerindenfrom their Armenian people |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: ermenleri can mean "his / her Armenian people", "their Armenian person", or "their Armenian people" — context decides.
Whose it is
| Case | one thing, one owner | several things, one owner | one thing, several owners | several things, several owners |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ermennikithe Armenian person's one | ermennikilethe Armenian person's ones | ermenlenikithe Armenian people's one | ermenlenikilethe Armenian people's ones |
| Genitive | ermennikiniof the Armenian person's one | ermennikileniof the Armenian person's ones | ermenlenikiniof the Armenian people's one | ermenlenikileniof the Armenian people's ones |
| Accusative | ermennikinthe Armenian person's one (as the object) | ermennikilenithe Armenian person's ones (as the object) | ermenlenikinthe Armenian people's one (as the object) | ermenlenikilenithe Armenian people's ones (as the object) |
| Dative | ermennikineto the Armenian person's one | ermennikilegeto the Armenian person's ones | ermenlenikineto the Armenian people's one | ermenlenikilegeto the Armenian people's ones |
| Locative | ermennikindein / at the Armenian person's one | ermennikiledein / at the Armenian person's ones | ermenlenikindein / at the Armenian people's one | ermenlenikiledein / at the Armenian people's ones |
| Ablative | ermennikindenfrom the Armenian person's one | ermennikiledenfrom the Armenian person's ones | ermenlenikindenfrom the Armenian people's one | ermenlenikiledenfrom the Armenian people's ones |
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.