içki
/itʃki/
Definition
alcoholic drink, liquor
- içki satıw — the sale of liquor
- içkini awuzuna almaydı — he does not touch a drop of drink
- içkiden buzulğan adam — a man ruined by drink
- içkige kesingi berirge — to give oneself over to drink
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | içkithe drink | içkilethe drinks | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | içkinithe drink's | içkilenithe drinks' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | içkinithe drink (as the object) | içkilenithe drinks (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | içkigeto the drink | içkilegeto the drinks | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | içkideat / in the drink | içkiledeat / in the drinks | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | içkidenfrom the drink | içkiledenfrom the drinks | 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 | içkimmy drink | içkilerimmy drinks |
| your | içkingyour drink | içkileringyour drinks |
| his / her | içkisihis / her drink | içkilerihis / her drinks |
| our | içkibizour drink | içkileribizour drinks |
| you all's | içkigizyou all's drink | içkilerigizyou all's drinks |
| their | içkileritheir drink | içkileritheir drinks |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: içkileri can mean "his / her drinks", "their drink", or "their drinks" — context decides.