Nemçalı
/nemtʃalɯ/
Definition
German, a person of German nationality
- Nemçalını tili — the German's language
- Nemçalıla kelgendile — the Germans have come
- Nemçalığa aytırğa — to say it to the German
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | Nemçalıthe German | Nemçalılathe Germen | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | Nemçalınıthe German's | Nemçalılanıthe Germen's | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | Nemçalınıthe German (as the object) | Nemçalılanıthe Germen (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | Nemçalığato the German | Nemçalılağato the Germen | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | Nemçalıdaat / in the German | Nemçalıladaat / in the Germen | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | Nemçalıdanfrom the German | Nemçalıladanfrom the Germen | where it comes from; also "than" when comparing |
When to use each case
- nominative
- the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence
- genitive
- the owner — whose it is
- accusative
- a specific, known object — whom or what
- dative
- direction or recipient — to where, to whom
- locative
- where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it"
- ablative
- where it comes from; also "than" when comparing
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.
With an owner
| One owned | Several owned | |
|---|---|---|
| my | Nemçalımmy German | Nemçalılarımmy Germen |
| your | Nemçalıngyour German | Nemçalılarıngyour Germen |
| his / her | Nemçalısıhis / her German | Nemçalılarıhis / her Germen |
| our | Nemçalıbızour German | Nemçalılarıbızour Germen |
| you all's | Nemçalığızyou all's German | Nemçalılarığızyou all's Germen |
| their | Nemçalılarıtheir German | Nemçalılarıtheir Germen |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: Nemçalıları can mean "his / her Germen", "their German", or "their Germen" — context decides.