mandarin
/mandarin/ · plural mandarinle
mandarin, tangerine (the fruit) — Also used before another noun to mean 'made from mandarins'.
- mandarinni tişleri — the segments of a mandarin
- mandarin suw — mandarin juice
- men mandarin süeme — I like mandarins
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | mandarinthe mandarin | mandarinimmy mandarin | mandariniŋyour mandarin | mandarinihis mandarin | mandarinibizour mandarin | mandarinigizyou all's mandarin | mandarinleritheir mandarins |
| Genitive | mandarinnithe mandarin's | mandarinimimy mandarin's | mandariniŋiyour mandarin's | mandarininihis mandarin's | mandarinibizniour mandarin's | mandarinigizniyou all's mandarin's | mandarinlerinitheir mandarins' |
| Accusative | mandarinnithe mandarin (as the object) | mandarinimimy mandarin (as the object) | mandariniŋiyour mandarin (as the object) | mandarininhis mandarin (as the object) | mandarinibizniour mandarin (as the object) | mandarinigizniyou all's mandarin (as the object) | mandarinlerintheir mandarins (as the object) |
| Dative | mandarinŋeto the mandarin | mandarinimeto my mandarin | mandariniŋeto your mandarin | mandarinineto his mandarin | mandarinibizgeto our mandarin | mandarinigizgeto you all's mandarin | mandarinlerineto their mandarins |
| Locative | mandarindein / at the mandarin | mandarinimdein / at my mandarin | mandariniŋdein / at your mandarin | mandarinindein / at his mandarin | mandarinibizdein / at our mandarin | mandarinigizdein / at you all's mandarin | mandarinlerindein / at their mandarins |
| Ablative | mandarindenfrom the mandarin | mandarinimdenfrom my mandarin | mandariniŋdenfrom your mandarin | mandarinindenfrom his mandarin | mandarinibizdenfrom our mandarin | mandarinigizdenfrom you all's mandarin | mandarinlerindenfrom their mandarins |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | mandarinlethe mandarins | mandarinlerimmy mandarins | mandarinleriŋyour mandarins | mandarinlerihis mandarins | mandarinleribizour mandarins | mandarinlerigizyou all's mandarins | mandarinleritheir mandarins |
| Genitive | mandarinlenithe mandarins' | mandarinlerimimy mandarins' | mandarinleriŋiyour mandarins' | mandarinlerinihis mandarins' | mandarinleribizniour mandarins' | mandarinlerigizniyou all's mandarins' | mandarinlerinitheir mandarins' |
| Accusative | mandarinlenithe mandarins (as the object) | mandarinlerimimy mandarins (as the object) | mandarinleriŋiyour mandarins (as the object) | mandarinlerinhis mandarins (as the object) | mandarinleribizniour mandarins (as the object) | mandarinlerigizniyou all's mandarins (as the object) | mandarinlerintheir mandarins (as the object) |
| Dative | mandarinlegeto the mandarins | mandarinlerimeto my mandarins | mandarinleriŋeto your mandarins | mandarinlerineto his mandarins | mandarinleribizgeto our mandarins | mandarinlerigizgeto you all's mandarins | mandarinlerineto their mandarins |
| Locative | mandarinledein / at the mandarins | mandarinlerimdein / at my mandarins | mandarinleriŋdein / at your mandarins | mandarinlerindein / at his mandarins | mandarinleribizdein / at our mandarins | mandarinlerigizdein / at you all's mandarins | mandarinlerindein / at their mandarins |
| Ablative | mandarinledenfrom the mandarins | mandarinlerimdenfrom my mandarins | mandarinleriŋdenfrom your mandarins | mandarinlerindenfrom his mandarins | mandarinleribizdenfrom our mandarins | mandarinlerigizdenfrom you all's mandarins | mandarinlerindenfrom their mandarins |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: mandarinleri can mean "his / her mandarins", "their mandarin", or "their mandarins" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.