materik
/materik/ · plural materikle
continent, mainland
- Afrika materigi — the African continent
- Afrika kesi bir materikdi — Africa is a continent in itself
- atawdan materikge kemede bardıq — we went from the island to the mainland by boat
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | materikthe continent | materigimmy continent | materigiŋyour continent | materigihis continent | materigibizour continent | materigigizyou all's continent | materikleritheir continents |
| Genitive | materiknithe continent's | materigimimy continent's | materigiŋiyour continent's | materiginihis continent's | materigibizniour continent's | materigigizniyou all's continent's | materiklerinitheir continents' |
| Accusative | materiknithe continent (as the object) | materigimimy continent (as the object) | materigiŋiyour continent (as the object) | materiginhis continent (as the object) | materigibizniour continent (as the object) | materigigizniyou all's continent (as the object) | materiklerintheir continents (as the object) |
| Dative | materikgeto the continent | materigimeto my continent | materigiŋeto your continent | materigineto his continent | materigibizgeto our continent | materigigizgeto you all's continent | materiklerineto their continents |
| Locative | materikdein / at the continent | materigimdein / at my continent | materigiŋdein / at your continent | materigindein / at his continent | materigibizdein / at our continent | materigigizdein / at you all's continent | materiklerindein / at their continents |
| Ablative | materikdenfrom the continent | materigimdenfrom my continent | materigiŋdenfrom your continent | materigindenfrom his continent | materigibizdenfrom our continent | materigigizdenfrom you all's continent | materiklerindenfrom their continents |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | materiklethe continents | materiklerimmy continents | materikleriŋyour continents | materiklerihis continents | materikleribizour continents | materiklerigizyou all's continents | materikleritheir continents |
| Genitive | materiklenithe continents' | materiklerimimy continents' | materikleriŋiyour continents' | materiklerinihis continents' | materikleribizniour continents' | materiklerigizniyou all's continents' | materiklerinitheir continents' |
| Accusative | materiklenithe continents (as the object) | materiklerimimy continents (as the object) | materikleriŋiyour continents (as the object) | materiklerinhis continents (as the object) | materikleribizniour continents (as the object) | materiklerigizniyou all's continents (as the object) | materiklerintheir continents (as the object) |
| Dative | materiklegeto the continents | materiklerimeto my continents | materikleriŋeto your continents | materiklerineto his continents | materikleribizgeto our continents | materiklerigizgeto you all's continents | materiklerineto their continents |
| Locative | materikledein / at the continents | materiklerimdein / at my continents | materikleriŋdein / at your continents | materiklerindein / at his continents | materikleribizdein / at our continents | materiklerigizdein / at you all's continents | materiklerindein / at their continents |
| Ablative | materikledenfrom the continents | materiklerimdenfrom my continents | materikleriŋdenfrom your continents | materiklerindenfrom his continents | materikleribizdenfrom our continents | materiklerigizdenfrom you all's continents | materiklerindenfrom their continents |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: materikleri can mean "his / her continents", "their continent", or "their continents" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.