it
/it/ · plural itle
1. dog — Often stands before another noun for what belongs to or is typical of a dog.
- it orun — a dog kennel
- it küçük — a puppy
- qoşçu it — a watchdog
- kalak it — a stray dog
- quturğan it — a rabid dog
- eger it — a hound
- it bla kiştikça — like cat and dog
- it itligin eter — a dog will do what a dog does
- it ürür, jel eltir — the dog barks and the wind carries it away
2. cur, scoundrel
- it adam — a base man, a scoundrel
- it zat — a cur's spawn
- itden tuwğan — born of a cur
- itge sanamazğa — not to count someone even as a dog
- körmedigizmi ol itni bizge etgenin — didn't you see what that scoundrel did to us
- körmedigiz ol itni bizge etgenin — didn't you see what that scoundrel did to us
3. awful, very bad — Describes bad qualities and habits rather than people themselves.
- anı it qılığı — his awful temper
- it qılıqlarıbız da bardıla — we have our awful habits too
- it adetleni qoydula — they gave up the awful customs
Expressions
- aman itge jaraşadı — always the same scapegoat
- aman tişli it kibik — vicious bully
- araları it bla börü kibikdi — at daggers drawn
- içer suwnda it öltürgen — spiteful person
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | itthe dog | itimmy dog | itiŋyour dog | itihis dog | itibizour dog | itigizyou all's dog | itleritheir dogs |
| Genitive | itnithe dog's | itimimy dog's | itiŋiyour dog's | itinihis dog's | itibizniour dog's | itigizniyou all's dog's | itlerinitheir dogs' |
| Accusative | itnithe dog (as the object) | itimimy dog (as the object) | itiŋiyour dog (as the object) | itinhis dog (as the object) | itibizniour dog (as the object) | itigizniyou all's dog (as the object) | itlerintheir dogs (as the object) |
| Dative | itgeto the dog | itimeto my dog | itiŋeto your dog | itineto his dog | itibizgeto our dog | itigizgeto you all's dog | itlerineto their dogs |
| Locative | itdein / at the dog | itimdein / at my dog | itiŋdein / at your dog | itindein / at his dog | itibizdein / at our dog | itigizdein / at you all's dog | itlerindein / at their dogs |
| Ablative | itdenfrom the dog | itimdenfrom my dog | itiŋdenfrom your dog | itindenfrom his dog | itibizdenfrom our dog | itigizdenfrom you all's dog | itlerindenfrom their dogs |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | itlethe dogs | itlerimmy dogs | itleriŋyour dogs | itlerihis dogs | itleribizour dogs | itlerigizyou all's dogs | itleritheir dogs |
| Genitive | itlenithe dogs' | itlerimimy dogs' | itleriŋiyour dogs' | itlerinihis dogs' | itleribizniour dogs' | itlerigizniyou all's dogs' | itlerinitheir dogs' |
| Accusative | itlenithe dogs (as the object) | itlerimimy dogs (as the object) | itleriŋiyour dogs (as the object) | itlerinhis dogs (as the object) | itleribizniour dogs (as the object) | itlerigizniyou all's dogs (as the object) | itlerintheir dogs (as the object) |
| Dative | itlegeto the dogs | itlerimeto my dogs | itleriŋeto your dogs | itlerineto his dogs | itleribizgeto our dogs | itlerigizgeto you all's dogs | itlerineto their dogs |
| Locative | itledein / at the dogs | itlerimdein / at my dogs | itleriŋdein / at your dogs | itlerindein / at his dogs | itleribizdein / at our dogs | itlerigizdein / at you all's dogs | itlerindein / at their dogs |
| Ablative | itledenfrom the dogs | itlerimdenfrom my dogs | itleriŋdenfrom your dogs | itlerindenfrom his dogs | itleribizdenfrom our dogs | itlerigizdenfrom you all's dogs | itlerindenfrom their dogs |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: itleri can mean "his / her dogs", "their dog", or "their dogs" — context decides.
Whose it is
| Case | one thing, one owner | several things, one owner | one thing, several owners | several things, several owners |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | itnikithe dog's one | itnikilethe dog's ones | itlenikithe dogs' one | itlenikilethe dogs' ones |
| Genitive | itnikiniof the dog's one | itnikileniof the dog's ones | itlenikiniof the dogs' one | itlenikileniof the dogs' ones |
| Accusative | itnikinthe dog's one (as the object) | itnikilenithe dog's ones (as the object) | itlenikinthe dogs' one (as the object) | itlenikilenithe dogs' ones (as the object) |
| Dative | itnikineto the dog's one | itnikilegeto the dog's ones | itlenikineto the dogs' one | itlenikilegeto the dogs' ones |
| Locative | itnikindein / at the dog's one | itnikiledein / at the dog's ones | itlenikindein / at the dogs' one | itlenikiledein / at the dogs' ones |
| Ablative | itnikindenfrom the dog's one | itnikiledenfrom the dog's ones | itlenikindenfrom the dogs' one | itlenikiledenfrom the dogs' ones |
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.