ermenli
/ermenli/ · plural ermenlile
Armenian, a member of the Armenian people — Also used before another noun, as in ermenli til “the Armenian language”.
- ermenli til — the Armenian language
- honşum ermenlidi — my neighbor is an Armenian
- ermenlile bla körüşdük — we met with Armenians
- ermenli jazıwçu — an Armenian writer
- ermenli kompozitorla — Armenian composers
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ermenlithe Armenian | ermenlimmy Armenian | ermenliŋyour Armenian | ermenlisihis Armenian | ermenlibizour Armenian | ermenligizyou all's Armenian | ermenlileritheir Armenians |
| Genitive | ermenlinithe Armenian's | ermenlimimy Armenian's | ermenliŋiyour Armenian's | ermenlisinihis Armenian's | ermenlibizniour Armenian's | ermenligizniyou all's Armenian's | ermenlilerinitheir Armenians' |
| Accusative | ermenlinithe Armenian (as the object) | ermenlimimy Armenian (as the object) | ermenliŋiyour Armenian (as the object) | ermenlisinhis Armenian (as the object) | ermenlibizniour Armenian (as the object) | ermenligizniyou all's Armenian (as the object) | ermenlilerintheir Armenians (as the object) |
| Dative | ermenligeto the Armenian | ermenlimeto my Armenian | ermenliŋeto your Armenian | ermenlisineto his Armenian | ermenlibizgeto our Armenian | ermenligizgeto you all's Armenian | ermenlilerineto their Armenians |
| Locative | ermenlidein / at the Armenian | ermenlimdein / at my Armenian | ermenliŋdein / at your Armenian | ermenlisindein / at his Armenian | ermenlibizdein / at our Armenian | ermenligizdein / at you all's Armenian | ermenlilerindein / at their Armenians |
| Ablative | ermenlidenfrom the Armenian | ermenlimdenfrom my Armenian | ermenliŋdenfrom your Armenian | ermenlisindenfrom his Armenian | ermenlibizdenfrom our Armenian | ermenligizdenfrom you all's Armenian | ermenlilerindenfrom their Armenians |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ermenlilethe Armenians | ermenlilerimmy Armenians | ermenlileriŋyour Armenians | ermenlilerihis Armenians | ermenlileribizour Armenians | ermenlilerigizyou all's Armenians | ermenlileritheir Armenians |
| Genitive | ermenlilenithe Armenians' | ermenlilerimimy Armenians' | ermenlileriŋiyour Armenians' | ermenlilerinihis Armenians' | ermenlileribizniour Armenians' | ermenlilerigizniyou all's Armenians' | ermenlilerinitheir Armenians' |
| Accusative | ermenlilenithe Armenians (as the object) | ermenlilerimimy Armenians (as the object) | ermenlileriŋiyour Armenians (as the object) | ermenlilerinhis Armenians (as the object) | ermenlileribizniour Armenians (as the object) | ermenlilerigizniyou all's Armenians (as the object) | ermenlilerintheir Armenians (as the object) |
| Dative | ermenlilegeto the Armenians | ermenlilerimeto my Armenians | ermenlileriŋeto your Armenians | ermenlilerineto his Armenians | ermenlileribizgeto our Armenians | ermenlilerigizgeto you all's Armenians | ermenlilerineto their Armenians |
| Locative | ermenliledein / at the Armenians | ermenlilerimdein / at my Armenians | ermenlileriŋdein / at your Armenians | ermenlilerindein / at his Armenians | ermenlileribizdein / at our Armenians | ermenlilerigizdein / at you all's Armenians | ermenlilerindein / at their Armenians |
| Ablative | ermenliledenfrom the Armenians | ermenlilerimdenfrom my Armenians | ermenlileriŋdenfrom your Armenians | ermenlilerindenfrom his Armenians | ermenlileribizdenfrom our Armenians | ermenlilerigizdenfrom you all's Armenians | ermenlilerindenfrom their Armenians |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: ermenlileri can mean "his / her Armenians", "their Armenian", or "their Armenians" — context decides.
Whose it is
| Case | one thing, one owner | several things, one owner | one thing, several owners | several things, several owners |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ermenlinikithe Armenian's one | ermenlinikilethe Armenian's ones | ermenlilenikithe Armenians' one | ermenlilenikilethe Armenians' ones |
| Genitive | ermenlinikiniof the Armenian's one | ermenlinikileniof the Armenian's ones | ermenlilenikiniof the Armenians' one | ermenlilenikileniof the Armenians' ones |
| Accusative | ermenlinikinthe Armenian's one (as the object) | ermenlinikilenithe Armenian's ones (as the object) | ermenlilenikinthe Armenians' one (as the object) | ermenlilenikilenithe Armenians' ones (as the object) |
| Dative | ermenlinikineto the Armenian's one | ermenlinikilegeto the Armenian's ones | ermenlilenikineto the Armenians' one | ermenlilenikilegeto the Armenians' ones |
| Locative | ermenlinikindein / at the Armenian's one | ermenlinikiledein / at the Armenian's ones | ermenlilenikindein / at the Armenians' one | ermenlilenikiledein / at the Armenians' ones |
| Ablative | ermenlinikindenfrom the Armenian's one | ermenlinikiledenfrom the Armenian's ones | ermenlilenikindenfrom the Armenians' one | ermenlilenikiledenfrom the Armenians' ones |
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.