insan
/ insan /
Definitions noun person, human being, man
Definitions noun people, mankind
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | insan the person | insanla the people | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | insannı the person's | insanlanı the people's | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | insannı the person (as the object) | insanlanı the people (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | insanğa to the person | insanlağa to the people | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | insanda at / in the person | insanlada at / in the people | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | insandan from the person | insanladan from the people | 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 | insanım my person | insanlarım my people |
| your | insanıŋ your person | insanlarıŋ your people |
| his / her | insanı his / her person | insanları his / her people |
| our | insanıbız our person | insanlarıbız our people |
| you all's | insanığız you all's person | insanlarığız you all's people |
| their | insanları their person | insanları their people |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: insanları can mean "his / her people", "their person", or "their people" — context decides.