kiştik
/ kiʃtik /
Definition noun cat
Found in Animals
Examples
- it bla kiştikça — like cat and dog — a proverb
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | kiştik the cat | kiştikle the cats | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | kiştikni the cat's | kiştikleni the cats' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | kiştikni the cat (as the object) | kiştikleni the cats (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | kiştikge to the cat | kiştiklege to the cats | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | kiştikde at / in the cat | kiştiklede at / in the cats | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | kiştikden from the cat | kiştikleden from the cats | 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 | kiştigim my cat | kiştiklerim my cats |
| your | kiştiging your cat | kiştiklering your cats |
| his / her | kiştigi his / her cat | kiştikleri his / her cats |
| our | kiştigibiz our cat | kiştikleribiz our cats |
| you all's | kiştigigiz you all's cat | kiştiklerigiz you all's cats |
| their | kiştikleri their cat | kiştikleri their cats |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: kiştikleri can mean "his / her cats", "their cat", or "their cats" — context decides.