iç
/itʃ/
Definitions
1. the inside, the interior of something — the locative ичинде "inside" and the ablative ичинден "from inside" are case forms of this noun and carry most of its corpus attestation
- üynü içi — the inside of the house
- şaharnı içinde — inside the city
- çegetni içi bla öterge — to pass through the inside of the forest
- içine kirirge — to go inside
2. the innards, the entrails of an animal
- qoynu içi — the innards of a sheep
- tawuqnu içi — the giblets of a chicken
- iç jaw — suet, the fat from the innards
3. the kernel, the pith, the filling inside something
- qoznu içi — the kernel of a walnut
- harbıznı içi — the flesh of a watermelon
- hıçınnı içi — the filling of a pie
4. a person's inner self, what is kept in the heart
- içingi aytırğa — to speak what is inside you
- içi da tışı da birdi — his inside and outside are one
- içingde qalğan söz bolsun — let it be a word that stays inside you
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| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | içthe inside | içlethe insides | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | içnithe inside's | içlenithe insides' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | içnithe inside (as the object) | içlenithe insides (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | içgeto the inside | içlegeto the insides | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | içdeat / in the inside | içledeat / in the insides | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | içdenfrom the inside | içledenfrom the insides | 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 | içimmy inside | içlerimmy insides |
| your | içingyour inside | içleringyour insides |
| his / her | içihis / her inside | içlerihis / her insides |
| our | içibizour inside | içleribizour insides |
| you all's | içigizyou all's inside | içlerigizyou all's insides |
| their | içleritheir inside | içleritheir insides |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: içleri can mean "his / her insides", "their inside", or "their insides" — context decides.