eşek
/ eʃek /
Definition noun donkey
Found in Animals
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | eşek the donkey | eşekle the donkeys | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | eşekni the donkey's | eşekleni the donkeys' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | eşekni the donkey (as the object) | eşekleni the donkeys (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | eşekge to the donkey | eşeklege to the donkeys | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | eşekde at / in the donkey | eşeklede at / in the donkeys | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | eşekden from the donkey | eşekleden from the donkeys | 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 | eşegim my donkey | eşeklerim my donkeys |
| your | eşeging your donkey | eşeklering your donkeys |
| his / her | eşegi his / her donkey | eşekleri his / her donkeys |
| our | eşegibiz our donkey | eşekleribiz our donkeys |
| you all's | eşegigiz you all's donkey | eşeklerigiz you all's donkeys |
| their | eşekleri their donkey | eşekleri their donkeys |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: eşekleri can mean "his / her donkeys", "their donkey", or "their donkeys" — context decides.