kenguru
/kenɡuru/ · plural kengurula
kangaroo — An Australian animal with long hind legs that carries its young in a pouch.
- keŋuru sekirib baradı — the kangaroo is hopping along
- keŋuru ullu-ullu sekirib qaçdı — the kangaroo ran off in great big leaps
- keŋurunu art ayaqları uzun — the kangaroo's hind legs are long
- keŋurunu al ayaqları qısha — the kangaroo's front legs are short
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | kenguruthe kangaroo | kengurummy kangaroo | kenguruŋyour kangaroo | kengurusuhis kangaroo | kengurubuzour kangaroo | kenguruğuzyou all's kangaroo | kengurularıtheir kangaroos |
| Genitive | kengurunuthe kangaroo's | kengurumumy kangaroo's | kenguruŋuyour kangaroo's | kengurusunuhis kangaroo's | kengurubuznuour kangaroo's | kenguruğuznuyou all's kangaroo's | kengurularınıtheir kangaroos' |
| Accusative | kengurunuthe kangaroo (as the object) | kengurumumy kangaroo (as the object) | kenguruŋuyour kangaroo (as the object) | kengurusunhis kangaroo (as the object) | kengurubuznuour kangaroo (as the object) | kenguruğuznuyou all's kangaroo (as the object) | kengurularıntheir kangaroos (as the object) |
| Dative | kenguruğato the kangaroo | kengurumato my kangaroo | kenguruŋato your kangaroo | kengurusunato his kangaroo | kengurubuzğato our kangaroo | kenguruğuzğato you all's kangaroo | kengurularınato their kangaroos |
| Locative | kengurudain / at the kangaroo | kengurumdain / at my kangaroo | kenguruŋdain / at your kangaroo | kengurusundain / at his kangaroo | kengurubuzdain / at our kangaroo | kenguruğuzdain / at you all's kangaroo | kengurularındain / at their kangaroos |
| Ablative | kengurudanfrom the kangaroo | kengurumdanfrom my kangaroo | kenguruŋdanfrom your kangaroo | kengurusundanfrom his kangaroo | kengurubuzdanfrom our kangaroo | kenguruğuzdanfrom you all's kangaroo | kengurularındanfrom their kangaroos |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | kengurulathe kangaroos | kengurularımmy kangaroos | kengurularıŋyour kangaroos | kengurularıhis kangaroos | kengurularıbızour kangaroos | kengurularığızyou all's kangaroos | kengurularıtheir kangaroos |
| Genitive | kengurulanıthe kangaroos' | kengurularımımy kangaroos' | kengurularıŋıyour kangaroos' | kengurularınıhis kangaroos' | kengurularıbıznıour kangaroos' | kengurularığıznıyou all's kangaroos' | kengurularınıtheir kangaroos' |
| Accusative | kengurulanıthe kangaroos (as the object) | kengurularımımy kangaroos (as the object) | kengurularıŋıyour kangaroos (as the object) | kengurularınhis kangaroos (as the object) | kengurularıbıznıour kangaroos (as the object) | kengurularığıznıyou all's kangaroos (as the object) | kengurularıntheir kangaroos (as the object) |
| Dative | kengurulağato the kangaroos | kengurularımato my kangaroos | kengurularıŋato your kangaroos | kengurularınato his kangaroos | kengurularıbızğato our kangaroos | kengurularığızğato you all's kangaroos | kengurularınato their kangaroos |
| Locative | kenguruladain / at the kangaroos | kengurularımdain / at my kangaroos | kengurularıŋdain / at your kangaroos | kengurularındain / at his kangaroos | kengurularıbızdain / at our kangaroos | kengurularığızdain / at you all's kangaroos | kengurularındain / at their kangaroos |
| Ablative | kenguruladanfrom the kangaroos | kengurularımdanfrom my kangaroos | kengurularıŋdanfrom your kangaroos | kengurularındanfrom his kangaroos | kengurularıbızdanfrom our kangaroos | kengurularığızdanfrom you all's kangaroos | kengurularındanfrom their kangaroos |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: kenguruları can mean "his / her kangaroos", "their kangaroo", or "their kangaroos" — context decides.
Whose it is
| Case | one thing, one owner | several things, one owner | one thing, several owners | several things, several owners |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | kengurunuquthe kangaroo's one | kengurunuqulathe kangaroo's ones | kengurulanıqıthe kangaroos' one | kengurulanıqılathe kangaroos' ones |
| Genitive | kengurunuqunuof the kangaroo's one | kengurunuqulanıof the kangaroo's ones | kengurulanıqınıof the kangaroos' one | kengurulanıqılanıof the kangaroos' ones |
| Accusative | kengurunuqunthe kangaroo's one (as the object) | kengurunuqulanıthe kangaroo's ones (as the object) | kengurulanıqınthe kangaroos' one (as the object) | kengurulanıqılanıthe kangaroos' ones (as the object) |
| Dative | kengurunuqunato the kangaroo's one | kengurunuqulağato the kangaroo's ones | kengurulanıqınato the kangaroos' one | kengurulanıqılağato the kangaroos' ones |
| Locative | kengurunuqundain / at the kangaroo's one | kengurunuquladain / at the kangaroo's ones | kengurulanıqındain / at the kangaroos' one | kengurulanıqıladain / at the kangaroos' ones |
| Ablative | kengurunuqundanfrom the kangaroo's one | kengurunuquladanfrom the kangaroo's ones | kengurulanıqındanfrom the kangaroos' one | kengurulanıqıladanfrom the kangaroos' ones |
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.