kaktus
/kaktus/ · plural kaktusla
cactus, a thick-stemmed spiny plant of hot regions, also grown as a houseplant
- kaktus terezede turadı — the cactus is on the window
- kaktusha köb suw kerek tüldü — a cactus doesn't need much water
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | kaktusthe cactus | kaktusummy cactus | kaktusuŋyour cactus | kaktusuhis cactus | kaktusubuzour cactus | kaktusuğuzyou all's cactus | kaktuslarıtheir cactuses |
| Genitive | kaktusnuthe cactus' | kaktusumumy cactus' | kaktusuŋuyour cactus' | kaktusunuhis cactus' | kaktusubuznuour cactus' | kaktusuğuznuyou all's cactus' | kaktuslarınıtheir cactuses' |
| Accusative | kaktusnuthe cactus (as the object) | kaktusumumy cactus (as the object) | kaktusuŋuyour cactus (as the object) | kaktusunhis cactus (as the object) | kaktusubuznuour cactus (as the object) | kaktusuğuznuyou all's cactus (as the object) | kaktuslarıntheir cactuses (as the object) |
| Dative | kaktushato the cactus | kaktusumato my cactus | kaktusuŋato your cactus | kaktusunato his cactus | kaktusubuzğato our cactus | kaktusuğuzğato you all's cactus | kaktuslarınato their cactuses |
| Locative | kaktusdain / at the cactus | kaktusumdain / at my cactus | kaktusuŋdain / at your cactus | kaktusundain / at his cactus | kaktusubuzdain / at our cactus | kaktusuğuzdain / at you all's cactus | kaktuslarındain / at their cactuses |
| Ablative | kaktusdanfrom the cactus | kaktusumdanfrom my cactus | kaktusuŋdanfrom your cactus | kaktusundanfrom his cactus | kaktusubuzdanfrom our cactus | kaktusuğuzdanfrom you all's cactus | kaktuslarındanfrom their cactuses |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | kaktuslathe cactuses | kaktuslarımmy cactuses | kaktuslarıŋyour cactuses | kaktuslarıhis cactuses | kaktuslarıbızour cactuses | kaktuslarığızyou all's cactuses | kaktuslarıtheir cactuses |
| Genitive | kaktuslanıthe cactuses' | kaktuslarımımy cactuses' | kaktuslarıŋıyour cactuses' | kaktuslarınıhis cactuses' | kaktuslarıbıznıour cactuses' | kaktuslarığıznıyou all's cactuses' | kaktuslarınıtheir cactuses' |
| Accusative | kaktuslanıthe cactuses (as the object) | kaktuslarımımy cactuses (as the object) | kaktuslarıŋıyour cactuses (as the object) | kaktuslarınhis cactuses (as the object) | kaktuslarıbıznıour cactuses (as the object) | kaktuslarığıznıyou all's cactuses (as the object) | kaktuslarıntheir cactuses (as the object) |
| Dative | kaktuslağato the cactuses | kaktuslarımato my cactuses | kaktuslarıŋato your cactuses | kaktuslarınato his cactuses | kaktuslarıbızğato our cactuses | kaktuslarığızğato you all's cactuses | kaktuslarınato their cactuses |
| Locative | kaktusladain / at the cactuses | kaktuslarımdain / at my cactuses | kaktuslarıŋdain / at your cactuses | kaktuslarındain / at his cactuses | kaktuslarıbızdain / at our cactuses | kaktuslarığızdain / at you all's cactuses | kaktuslarındain / at their cactuses |
| Ablative | kaktusladanfrom the cactuses | kaktuslarımdanfrom my cactuses | kaktuslarıŋdanfrom your cactuses | kaktuslarındanfrom his cactuses | kaktuslarıbızdanfrom our cactuses | kaktuslarığızdanfrom you all's cactuses | kaktuslarındanfrom their cactuses |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: kaktusları can mean "his / her cactuses", "their cactus", or "their cactuses" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.