mandolina
/mandolina/ · plural mandolinala
mandolin, a stringed musical instrument with eight metal strings
- mandolinada da oynaydı — plays the mandolin too
- ol mandolinada oynarğa ürenedi — he is learning to play the mandolin
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | mandolinathe mandolin | mandolinammy mandolin | mandolinaŋyour mandolin | mandolinasıhis mandolin | mandolinabızour mandolin | mandolinağızyou all's mandolin | mandolinalarıtheir mandolins |
| Genitive | mandolinanıthe mandolin's | mandolinamımy mandolin's | mandolinaŋıyour mandolin's | mandolinasınıhis mandolin's | mandolinabıznıour mandolin's | mandolinağıznıyou all's mandolin's | mandolinalarınıtheir mandolins' |
| Accusative | mandolinanıthe mandolin (as the object) | mandolinamımy mandolin (as the object) | mandolinaŋıyour mandolin (as the object) | mandolinasınhis mandolin (as the object) | mandolinabıznıour mandolin (as the object) | mandolinağıznıyou all's mandolin (as the object) | mandolinalarıntheir mandolins (as the object) |
| Dative | mandolinağato the mandolin | mandolinamato my mandolin | mandolinaŋato your mandolin | mandolinasınato his mandolin | mandolinabızğato our mandolin | mandolinağızğato you all's mandolin | mandolinalarınato their mandolins |
| Locative | mandolinadain / at the mandolin | mandolinamdain / at my mandolin | mandolinaŋdain / at your mandolin | mandolinasındain / at his mandolin | mandolinabızdain / at our mandolin | mandolinağızdain / at you all's mandolin | mandolinalarındain / at their mandolins |
| Ablative | mandolinadanfrom the mandolin | mandolinamdanfrom my mandolin | mandolinaŋdanfrom your mandolin | mandolinasındanfrom his mandolin | mandolinabızdanfrom our mandolin | mandolinağızdanfrom you all's mandolin | mandolinalarındanfrom their mandolins |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | mandolinalathe mandolins | mandolinalarımmy mandolins | mandolinalarıŋyour mandolins | mandolinalarıhis mandolins | mandolinalarıbızour mandolins | mandolinalarığızyou all's mandolins | mandolinalarıtheir mandolins |
| Genitive | mandolinalanıthe mandolins' | mandolinalarımımy mandolins' | mandolinalarıŋıyour mandolins' | mandolinalarınıhis mandolins' | mandolinalarıbıznıour mandolins' | mandolinalarığıznıyou all's mandolins' | mandolinalarınıtheir mandolins' |
| Accusative | mandolinalanıthe mandolins (as the object) | mandolinalarımımy mandolins (as the object) | mandolinalarıŋıyour mandolins (as the object) | mandolinalarınhis mandolins (as the object) | mandolinalarıbıznıour mandolins (as the object) | mandolinalarığıznıyou all's mandolins (as the object) | mandolinalarıntheir mandolins (as the object) |
| Dative | mandolinalağato the mandolins | mandolinalarımato my mandolins | mandolinalarıŋato your mandolins | mandolinalarınato his mandolins | mandolinalarıbızğato our mandolins | mandolinalarığızğato you all's mandolins | mandolinalarınato their mandolins |
| Locative | mandolinaladain / at the mandolins | mandolinalarımdain / at my mandolins | mandolinalarıŋdain / at your mandolins | mandolinalarındain / at his mandolins | mandolinalarıbızdain / at our mandolins | mandolinalarığızdain / at you all's mandolins | mandolinalarındain / at their mandolins |
| Ablative | mandolinaladanfrom the mandolins | mandolinalarımdanfrom my mandolins | mandolinalarıŋdanfrom your mandolins | mandolinalarındanfrom his mandolins | mandolinalarıbızdanfrom our mandolins | mandolinalarığızdanfrom you all's mandolins | mandolinalarındanfrom their mandolins |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: mandolinaları can mean "his / her mandolins", "their mandolin", or "their mandolins" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.