itçik
/ ittʃik /
Definition noun puppy; dog (affectionate form)
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | itçik the puppy | itçikle the puppies | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | itçikni the puppy's | itçikleni the puppies' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | itçikni the puppy (as the object) | itçikleni the puppies (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | itçikge to the puppy | itçiklege to the puppies | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | itçikde at / in the puppy | itçiklede at / in the puppies | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | itçikden from the puppy | itçikleden from the puppies | 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 | itçigim my puppy | itçiklerim my puppies |
| your | itçiging your puppy | itçiklering your puppies |
| his / her | itçigi his / her puppy | itçikleri his / her puppies |
| our | itçigibiz our puppy | itçikleribiz our puppies |
| you all's | itçigigiz you all's puppy | itçiklerigiz you all's puppies |
| their | itçikleri their puppy | itçikleri their puppies |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: itçikleri can mean "his / her puppies", "their puppy", or "their puppies" — context decides.