kölek
/ kølek /
Definitions noun shirt, chemise, blouse
Definitions noun slip, women's undergarment
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | kölek the shirt | kölekle the shirts | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | kölekni the shirt's | kölekleni the shirts' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | kölekni the shirt (as the object) | kölekleni the shirts (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | kölekge to the shirt | köleklege to the shirts | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | kölekde at / in the shirt | köleklede at / in the shirts | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | kölekden from the shirt | kölekleden from the shirts | 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 | kölegim my shirt | köleklerim my shirts |
| your | kölegiŋ your shirt | kölekleriŋ your shirts |
| his / her | kölegi his / her shirt | kölekleri his / her shirts |
| our | kölegibiz our shirt | kölekleribiz our shirts |
| you all's | kölegigiz you all's shirt | köleklerigiz you all's shirts |
| their | kölekleri their shirt | kölekleri their shirts |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: kölekleri can mean "his / her shirts", "their shirt", or "their shirts" — context decides.