köl
/ køl /
Definition noun lake
Found in Nature & weather
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | köl the lake | kölle the lakes | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | kölnü the lake's | kölleni the lakes' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | kölnü the lake (as the object) | kölleni the lakes (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | kölge to the lake | köllege to the lakes | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | kölde at / in the lake | köllede at / in the lakes | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | kölden from the lake | kölleden from the lakes | 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 | kölüm my lake | köllerim my lakes |
| your | kölüng your lake | köllering your lakes |
| his / her | kölü his / her lake | kölleri his / her lakes |
| our | kölübüz our lake | kölleribiz our lakes |
| you all's | kölügüz you all's lake | köllerigiz you all's lakes |
| their | kölleri their lake | kölleri their lakes |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: kölleri can mean "his / her lakes", "their lake", or "their lakes" — context decides.