mekteb
/mekteb/ · plural mekteble
school, college
- men mektebge barama — I go to school
- sabiyle mektebden keldile — the children came from school
- bizni mektebibiz ulludu — our school is big
- ol mektebde oquydu — she studies at school
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | mektebthe school | mektebimmy school | mektebiŋyour school | mektebihis school | mektebibizour school | mektebigizyou all's school | mektebleritheir schools |
| Genitive | mektebnithe school's | mektebimimy school's | mektebiŋiyour school's | mektebinihis school's | mektebibizniour school's | mektebigizniyou all's school's | mekteblerinitheir schools' |
| Accusative | mektebnithe school (as the object) | mektebimimy school (as the object) | mektebiŋiyour school (as the object) | mektebinhis school (as the object) | mektebibizniour school (as the object) | mektebigizniyou all's school (as the object) | mekteblerintheir schools (as the object) |
| Dative | mektebgeto the school | mektebimeto my school | mektebiŋeto your school | mektebineto his school | mektebibizgeto our school | mektebigizgeto you all's school | mekteblerineto their schools |
| Locative | mektebdein / at the school | mektebimdein / at my school | mektebiŋdein / at your school | mektebindein / at his school | mektebibizdein / at our school | mektebigizdein / at you all's school | mekteblerindein / at their schools |
| Ablative | mektebdenfrom the school | mektebimdenfrom my school | mektebiŋdenfrom your school | mektebindenfrom his school | mektebibizdenfrom our school | mektebigizdenfrom you all's school | mekteblerindenfrom their schools |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | mekteblethe schools | mekteblerimmy schools | mektebleriŋyour schools | mekteblerihis schools | mektebleribizour schools | mekteblerigizyou all's schools | mektebleritheir schools |
| Genitive | mekteblenithe schools' | mekteblerimimy schools' | mektebleriŋiyour schools' | mekteblerinihis schools' | mektebleribizniour schools' | mekteblerigizniyou all's schools' | mekteblerinitheir schools' |
| Accusative | mekteblenithe schools (as the object) | mekteblerimimy schools (as the object) | mektebleriŋiyour schools (as the object) | mekteblerinhis schools (as the object) | mektebleribizniour schools (as the object) | mekteblerigizniyou all's schools (as the object) | mekteblerintheir schools (as the object) |
| Dative | mekteblegeto the schools | mekteblerimeto my schools | mektebleriŋeto your schools | mekteblerineto his schools | mektebleribizgeto our schools | mekteblerigizgeto you all's schools | mekteblerineto their schools |
| Locative | mektebledein / at the schools | mekteblerimdein / at my schools | mektebleriŋdein / at your schools | mekteblerindein / at his schools | mektebleribizdein / at our schools | mekteblerigizdein / at you all's schools | mekteblerindein / at their schools |
| Ablative | mektebledenfrom the schools | mekteblerimdenfrom my schools | mektebleriŋdenfrom your schools | mekteblerindenfrom his schools | mektebleribizdenfrom our schools | mekteblerigizdenfrom you all's schools | mekteblerindenfrom their schools |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: mektebleri can mean "his / her schools", "their school", or "their schools" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.