kök
/ køk /
Examples
- kökge deri — up to the sky
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | kök the sky | kökle the skies | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | köknü the sky's | kökleni the skies' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | köknü the sky (as the object) | kökleni the skies (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | kökge to the sky | köklege to the skies | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | kökde at / in the sky | köklede at / in the skies | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | kökden from the sky | kökleden from the skies | 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 | kögüm my sky | köklerim my skies |
| your | kögüng your sky | köklering your skies |
| his / her | kögü his / her sky | kökleri his / her skies |
| our | kögübüz our sky | kökleribiz our skies |
| you all's | kögügüz you all's sky | köklerigiz you all's skies |
| their | kökleri their sky | kökleri their skies |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: kökleri can mean "his / her skies", "their sky", or "their skies" — context decides.