ortalıq
/ ortalɯq /
Definitions noun middle, midst, surroundings
Definitions noun what is common, shared property
Definitions noun mediocrity
Definitions noun average, middling
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | ortalıq the middle | ortalıqla the middles | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | ortalıqnı the middle's | ortalıqlanı the middles' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | ortalıqnı the middle (as the object) | ortalıqlanı the middles (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | ortalıqğa to the middle | ortalıqlağa to the middles | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | ortalıqda at / in the middle | ortalıqlada at / in the middles | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | ortalıqdan from the middle | ortalıqladan from the middles | 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 | ortalığım my middle | ortalıqlarım my middles |
| your | ortalığıŋ your middle | ortalıqlarıŋ your middles |
| his / her | ortalığı his / her middle | ortalıqları his / her middles |
| our | ortalığıbız our middle | ortalıqlarıbız our middles |
| you all's | ortalığığız you all's middle | ortalıqlarığız you all's middles |
| their | ortalıqları their middle | ortalıqları their middles |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: ortalıqları can mean "his / her middles", "their middle", or "their middles" — context decides.