kürke
/kyrke/ · plural kürkele
den, lair — Most often said of the winter den of a bear: ayünü kürkesi "a bear's den".
- ayünü kürkesi — a bear's den
- ayü kürkesinde juqlaydı — the bear sleeps in its den
- ayü kürkesine kirgendi — the bear has gone into its den
- ayünü kürkesine juwuq barma — don't go near the bear's den
- teren kürke — a deep lair
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | kürkethe den | kürkemmy den | kürkeŋyour den | kürkesihis den | kürkebizour den | kürkegizyou all's den | kürkeleritheir dens |
| Genitive | kürkenithe den's | kürkemimy den's | kürkeŋiyour den's | kürkesinihis den's | kürkebizniour den's | kürkegizniyou all's den's | kürkelerinitheir dens' |
| Accusative | kürkenithe den (as the object) | kürkemimy den (as the object) | kürkeŋiyour den (as the object) | kürkesinhis den (as the object) | kürkebizniour den (as the object) | kürkegizniyou all's den (as the object) | kürkelerintheir dens (as the object) |
| Dative | kürkegeto the den | kürkemeto my den | kürkeŋeto your den | kürkesineto his den | kürkebizgeto our den | kürkegizgeto you all's den | kürkelerineto their dens |
| Locative | kürkedein / at the den | kürkemdein / at my den | kürkeŋdein / at your den | kürkesindein / at his den | kürkebizdein / at our den | kürkegizdein / at you all's den | kürkelerindein / at their dens |
| Ablative | kürkedenfrom the den | kürkemdenfrom my den | kürkeŋdenfrom your den | kürkesindenfrom his den | kürkebizdenfrom our den | kürkegizdenfrom you all's den | kürkelerindenfrom their dens |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | kürkelethe dens | kürkelerimmy dens | kürkeleriŋyour dens | kürkelerihis dens | kürkeleribizour dens | kürkelerigizyou all's dens | kürkeleritheir dens |
| Genitive | kürkelenithe dens' | kürkelerimimy dens' | kürkeleriŋiyour dens' | kürkelerinihis dens' | kürkeleribizniour dens' | kürkelerigizniyou all's dens' | kürkelerinitheir dens' |
| Accusative | kürkelenithe dens (as the object) | kürkelerimimy dens (as the object) | kürkeleriŋiyour dens (as the object) | kürkelerinhis dens (as the object) | kürkeleribizniour dens (as the object) | kürkelerigizniyou all's dens (as the object) | kürkelerintheir dens (as the object) |
| Dative | kürkelegeto the dens | kürkelerimeto my dens | kürkeleriŋeto your dens | kürkelerineto his dens | kürkeleribizgeto our dens | kürkelerigizgeto you all's dens | kürkelerineto their dens |
| Locative | kürkeledein / at the dens | kürkelerimdein / at my dens | kürkeleriŋdein / at your dens | kürkelerindein / at his dens | kürkeleribizdein / at our dens | kürkelerigizdein / at you all's dens | kürkelerindein / at their dens |
| Ablative | kürkeledenfrom the dens | kürkelerimdenfrom my dens | kürkeleriŋdenfrom your dens | kürkelerindenfrom his dens | kürkeleribizdenfrom our dens | kürkelerigizdenfrom you all's dens | kürkelerindenfrom their dens |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: kürkeleri can mean "his / her dens", "their den", or "their dens" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.