ilkiç
/ ilkitʃ /
Definition noun pole, rail, beam (for hanging things on)
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | ilkiç the pole | ilkiçle the poles | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | ilkiçni the pole's | ilkiçleni the poles' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | ilkiçni the pole (as the object) | ilkiçleni the poles (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | ilkiçge to the pole | ilkiçlege to the poles | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | ilkiçde at / in the pole | ilkiçlede at / in the poles | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | ilkiçden from the pole | ilkiçleden from the poles | 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 | ilkiçim my pole | ilkiçlerim my poles |
| your | ilkiçiŋ your pole | ilkiçleriŋ your poles |
| his / her | ilkiçi his / her pole | ilkiçleri his / her poles |
| our | ilkiçibiz our pole | ilkiçleribiz our poles |
| you all's | ilkiçigiz you all's pole | ilkiçlerigiz you all's poles |
| their | ilkiçleri their pole | ilkiçleri their poles |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: ilkiçleri can mean "his / her poles", "their pole", or "their poles" — context decides.