otliçnik
/otlitʃnik/ · plural otliçnikle
top pupil, excellent student, a pupil who earns the top mark — Also ayırmaçı.
- jaşçıq şkolda otliçnikdi — the boy is a top pupil at school
- otliçnik bolurğa — to become a top pupil
- otliçnikge çığarğa — to rise to the rank of top pupil
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | otliçnikthe top pupil | otliçnigimmy top pupil | otliçnigiŋyour top pupil | otliçnigihis top pupil | otliçnigibizour top pupil | otliçnigigizyou all's top pupil | otliçnikleritheir top pupils |
| Genitive | otliçniknithe top pupil's | otliçnigimimy top pupil's | otliçnigiŋiyour top pupil's | otliçniginihis top pupil's | otliçnigibizniour top pupil's | otliçnigigizniyou all's top pupil's | otliçniklerinitheir top pupils' |
| Accusative | otliçniknithe top pupil (as the object) | otliçnigimimy top pupil (as the object) | otliçnigiŋiyour top pupil (as the object) | otliçniginhis top pupil (as the object) | otliçnigibizniour top pupil (as the object) | otliçnigigizniyou all's top pupil (as the object) | otliçniklerintheir top pupils (as the object) |
| Dative | otliçnikgeto the top pupil | otliçnigimeto my top pupil | otliçnigiŋeto your top pupil | otliçnigineto his top pupil | otliçnigibizgeto our top pupil | otliçnigigizgeto you all's top pupil | otliçniklerineto their top pupils |
| Locative | otliçnikdein / at the top pupil | otliçnigimdein / at my top pupil | otliçnigiŋdein / at your top pupil | otliçnigindein / at his top pupil | otliçnigibizdein / at our top pupil | otliçnigigizdein / at you all's top pupil | otliçniklerindein / at their top pupils |
| Ablative | otliçnikdenfrom the top pupil | otliçnigimdenfrom my top pupil | otliçnigiŋdenfrom your top pupil | otliçnigindenfrom his top pupil | otliçnigibizdenfrom our top pupil | otliçnigigizdenfrom you all's top pupil | otliçniklerindenfrom their top pupils |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | otliçniklethe top pupils | otliçniklerimmy top pupils | otliçnikleriŋyour top pupils | otliçniklerihis top pupils | otliçnikleribizour top pupils | otliçniklerigizyou all's top pupils | otliçnikleritheir top pupils |
| Genitive | otliçniklenithe top pupils' | otliçniklerimimy top pupils' | otliçnikleriŋiyour top pupils' | otliçniklerinihis top pupils' | otliçnikleribizniour top pupils' | otliçniklerigizniyou all's top pupils' | otliçniklerinitheir top pupils' |
| Accusative | otliçniklenithe top pupils (as the object) | otliçniklerimimy top pupils (as the object) | otliçnikleriŋiyour top pupils (as the object) | otliçniklerinhis top pupils (as the object) | otliçnikleribizniour top pupils (as the object) | otliçniklerigizniyou all's top pupils (as the object) | otliçniklerintheir top pupils (as the object) |
| Dative | otliçniklegeto the top pupils | otliçniklerimeto my top pupils | otliçnikleriŋeto your top pupils | otliçniklerineto his top pupils | otliçnikleribizgeto our top pupils | otliçniklerigizgeto you all's top pupils | otliçniklerineto their top pupils |
| Locative | otliçnikledein / at the top pupils | otliçniklerimdein / at my top pupils | otliçnikleriŋdein / at your top pupils | otliçniklerindein / at his top pupils | otliçnikleribizdein / at our top pupils | otliçniklerigizdein / at you all's top pupils | otliçniklerindein / at their top pupils |
| Ablative | otliçnikledenfrom the top pupils | otliçniklerimdenfrom my top pupils | otliçnikleriŋdenfrom your top pupils | otliçniklerindenfrom his top pupils | otliçnikleribizdenfrom our top pupils | otliçniklerigizdenfrom you all's top pupils | otliçniklerindenfrom their top pupils |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: otliçnikleri can mean "his / her top pupils", "their top pupil", or "their top pupils" — context decides.
Whose it is
| Case | one thing, one owner | several things, one owner | one thing, several owners | several things, several owners |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | otliçniknikithe top pupil's one | otliçniknikilethe top pupil's ones | otliçniklenikithe top pupils' one | otliçniklenikilethe top pupils' ones |
| Genitive | otliçniknikiniof the top pupil's one | otliçniknikileniof the top pupil's ones | otliçniklenikiniof the top pupils' one | otliçniklenikileniof the top pupils' ones |
| Accusative | otliçniknikinthe top pupil's one (as the object) | otliçniknikilenithe top pupil's ones (as the object) | otliçniklenikinthe top pupils' one (as the object) | otliçniklenikilenithe top pupils' ones (as the object) |
| Dative | otliçniknikineto the top pupil's one | otliçniknikilegeto the top pupil's ones | otliçniklenikineto the top pupils' one | otliçniklenikilegeto the top pupils' ones |
| Locative | otliçniknikindein / at the top pupil's one | otliçniknikiledein / at the top pupil's ones | otliçniklenikindein / at the top pupils' one | otliçniklenikiledein / at the top pupils' ones |
| Ablative | otliçniknikindenfrom the top pupil's one | otliçniknikiledenfrom the top pupil's ones | otliçniklenikindenfrom the top pupils' one | otliçniklenikiledenfrom the top pupils' ones |
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.