fonema

/fonema/

Definition

(n.) a phoneme, the smallest sound unit that distinguishes words (domain: grammar)

tilni fonemaları — the phonemes of the language
fonemanı belgisi — the sign of a phoneme
fonemala sözleni ayıradıla — phonemes distinguish words from one another

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Cases

	Singular	Plural	When to use it
nominative	fonemathe phoneme	fonemalathe phonemes	the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence
genitive	fonemanıthe phoneme's	fonemalanıthe phonemes'	the owner — whose it is
accusative	fonemanıthe phoneme (as the object)	fonemalanıthe phonemes (as the object)	a specific, known object — whom or what
dative	fonemağato the phoneme	fonemalağato the phonemes	direction or recipient — to where, to whom
locative	fonemadaat / in the phoneme	fonemaladaat / in the phonemes	where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it"
ablative	fonemadanfrom the phoneme	fonemaladanfrom the phonemes	where it comes from; also "than" when comparing

When to use each case

nominative: the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence
genitive: the owner — whose it is
accusative: a specific, known object — whom or what
dative: direction or recipient — to where, to whom
locative: where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it"
ablative: 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	fonemammy phoneme	fonemalarımmy phonemes
your	fonemangyour phoneme	fonemalarıngyour phonemes
his / her	fonemasıhis / her phoneme	fonemalarıhis / her phonemes
our	fonemabızour phoneme	fonemalarıbızour phonemes
you all's	fonemağızyou all's phoneme	fonemalarığızyou all's phonemes
their	fonemalarıtheir phoneme	fonemalarıtheir phonemes

The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: fonemaları can mean "his / her phonemes", "their phoneme", or "their phonemes" — context decides.