cılan
/ dʒɯlan /
Definition noun snake
Found in Animals
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | cılan the snake | cılanla the snakes | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | cılannı the snake's | cılanlanı the snakes' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | cılannı the snake (as the object) | cılanlanı the snakes (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | cılanğa to the snake | cılanlağa to the snakes | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | cılanda at / in the snake | cılanlada at / in the snakes | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | cılandan from the snake | cılanladan from the snakes | 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 | cılanım my snake | cılanlarım my snakes |
| your | cılanıng your snake | cılanlarıng your snakes |
| his / her | cılanı his / her snake | cılanları his / her snakes |
| our | cılanıbız our snake | cılanlarıbız our snakes |
| you all's | cılanığız you all's snake | cılanlarığız you all's snakes |
| their | cılanları their snake | cılanları their snakes |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: cılanları can mean "his / her snakes", "their snake", or "their snakes" — context decides.