han
/ xan /
Definition noun khan, ruler, sovereign, monarch
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | han the khan | hanla the khans | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | hannı the khan's | hanlanı the khans' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | hannı the khan (as the object) | hanlanı the khans (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | hanğa to the khan | hanlağa to the khans | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | handa at / in the khan | hanlada at / in the khans | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | handan from the khan | hanladan from the khans | 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 | hanım my khan | hanlarım my khans |
| your | hanıŋ your khan | hanlarıŋ your khans |
| his / her | hanı his / her khan | hanları his / her khans |
| our | hanıbız our khan | hanlarıbız our khans |
| you all's | hanığız you all's khan | hanlarığız you all's khans |
| their | hanları their khan | hanları their khans |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: hanları can mean "his / her khans", "their khan", or "their khans" — context decides.