İnguş
/i̇nɡuʃ/
Definition
an Ingush person
- inguş til — the Ingush language
- inguş halq — the Ingush people
- inguş adetle — Ingush customs
- ol inguşdu — he is an Ingush
- inguşla keldile — the Ingush came
- inguş bla söleşdi — he spoke with an Ingush
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | İnguşthe Ingush person | İnguşlathe Ingush people | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | İnguşnuthe Ingush person's | İnguşlanıthe Ingush people's | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | İnguşnuthe Ingush person (as the object) | İnguşlanıthe Ingush people (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | İnguşhato the Ingush person | İnguşlağato the Ingush people | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | İnguşdaat / in the Ingush person | İnguşladaat / in the Ingush people | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | İnguşdanfrom the Ingush person | İnguşladanfrom the Ingush people | 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 | İnguşummy Ingush person | İnguşlarımmy Ingush people |
| your | İnguşungyour Ingush person | İnguşlarıngyour Ingush people |
| his / her | İnguşuhis / her Ingush person | İnguşlarıhis / her Ingush people |
| our | İnguşubuzour Ingush person | İnguşlarıbızour Ingush people |
| you all's | İnguşuğuzyou all's Ingush person | İnguşlarığızyou all's Ingush people |
| their | İnguşlarıtheir Ingush person | İnguşlarıtheir Ingush people |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: İnguşları can mean "his / her Ingush people", "their Ingush person", or "their Ingush people" — context decides.