kanitel
/kanitel/ · plural kanitelle
red tape, tedious delay, time-wasting fuss — With eterge it means drag a matter out or waste time on it, as in işni kanitel etib tururğa "keep dragging the matter out". Before another noun it describes something tedious and drawn-out: kanitel iş "a tedious, long-drawn-out business". one source
- kanitel iş — a tedious, long-drawn-out business
- kanitel eterge — to drag things out
- işni kanitel etib tururğa — to keep dragging the matter out
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | kanitelthe red tape | kanitelimmy red tape | kaniteliŋyour red tape | kanitelihis red tape | kanitelibizour red tape | kaniteligizyou all's red tape | kanitelleritheir red tapes |
| Genitive | kanitelnithe red tape's | kanitelimimy red tape's | kaniteliŋiyour red tape's | kanitelinihis red tape's | kanitelibizniour red tape's | kaniteligizniyou all's red tape's | kanitellerinitheir red tapes' |
| Accusative | kanitelnithe red tape (as the object) | kanitelimimy red tape (as the object) | kaniteliŋiyour red tape (as the object) | kanitelinhis red tape (as the object) | kanitelibizniour red tape (as the object) | kaniteligizniyou all's red tape (as the object) | kanitellerintheir red tapes (as the object) |
| Dative | kanitelgeto the red tape | kanitelimeto my red tape | kaniteliŋeto your red tape | kanitelineto his red tape | kanitelibizgeto our red tape | kaniteligizgeto you all's red tape | kanitellerineto their red tapes |
| Locative | kaniteldein / at the red tape | kanitelimdein / at my red tape | kaniteliŋdein / at your red tape | kanitelindein / at his red tape | kanitelibizdein / at our red tape | kaniteligizdein / at you all's red tape | kanitellerindein / at their red tapes |
| Ablative | kaniteldenfrom the red tape | kanitelimdenfrom my red tape | kaniteliŋdenfrom your red tape | kanitelindenfrom his red tape | kanitelibizdenfrom our red tape | kaniteligizdenfrom you all's red tape | kanitellerindenfrom their red tapes |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | kanitellethe red tapes | kanitellerimmy red tapes | kanitelleriŋyour red tapes | kanitellerihis red tapes | kanitelleribizour red tapes | kanitellerigizyou all's red tapes | kanitelleritheir red tapes |
| Genitive | kanitellenithe red tapes' | kanitellerimimy red tapes' | kanitelleriŋiyour red tapes' | kanitellerinihis red tapes' | kanitelleribizniour red tapes' | kanitellerigizniyou all's red tapes' | kanitellerinitheir red tapes' |
| Accusative | kanitellenithe red tapes (as the object) | kanitellerimimy red tapes (as the object) | kanitelleriŋiyour red tapes (as the object) | kanitellerinhis red tapes (as the object) | kanitelleribizniour red tapes (as the object) | kanitellerigizniyou all's red tapes (as the object) | kanitellerintheir red tapes (as the object) |
| Dative | kanitellegeto the red tapes | kanitellerimeto my red tapes | kanitelleriŋeto your red tapes | kanitellerineto his red tapes | kanitelleribizgeto our red tapes | kanitellerigizgeto you all's red tapes | kanitellerineto their red tapes |
| Locative | kanitelledein / at the red tapes | kanitellerimdein / at my red tapes | kanitelleriŋdein / at your red tapes | kanitellerindein / at his red tapes | kanitelleribizdein / at our red tapes | kanitellerigizdein / at you all's red tapes | kanitellerindein / at their red tapes |
| Ablative | kanitelledenfrom the red tapes | kanitellerimdenfrom my red tapes | kanitelleriŋdenfrom your red tapes | kanitellerindenfrom his red tapes | kanitelleribizdenfrom our red tapes | kanitellerigizdenfrom you all's red tapes | kanitellerindenfrom their red tapes |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: kanitelleri can mean "his / her red tapes", "their red tape", or "their red tapes" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.