pil
/pil/ · plural pille
elephant — Before another noun it means "elephant's" or "of elephants", as in pil süek "ivory".
- pil ullu janıwardı — the elephant is a big animal
- pil bala — an elephant calf
- tişi pil — a female elephant
- pil sürüw — a herd of elephants
- pil süek — ivory
- pil süekden etilgen taraqla — combs made of ivory
- pilni da jegedile adamla — people harness even the elephant
- qumurshala jıyılsala, pilni da jığarla — if the ants gather, they will bring down even the elephant
- pilge ürgen maskeça — like a lapdog barking at an elephant
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | pilthe elephant | pilimmy elephant | piliŋyour elephant | pilihis elephant | pilibizour elephant | piligizyou all's elephant | pilleritheir elephants |
| Genitive | pilnithe elephant's | pilimimy elephant's | piliŋiyour elephant's | pilinihis elephant's | pilibizniour elephant's | piligizniyou all's elephant's | pillerinitheir elephants' |
| Accusative | pilnithe elephant (as the object) | pilimimy elephant (as the object) | piliŋiyour elephant (as the object) | pilinhis elephant (as the object) | pilibizniour elephant (as the object) | piligizniyou all's elephant (as the object) | pillerintheir elephants (as the object) |
| Dative | pilgeto the elephant | pilimeto my elephant | piliŋeto your elephant | pilineto his elephant | pilibizgeto our elephant | piligizgeto you all's elephant | pillerineto their elephants |
| Locative | pildein / at the elephant | pilimdein / at my elephant | piliŋdein / at your elephant | pilindein / at his elephant | pilibizdein / at our elephant | piligizdein / at you all's elephant | pillerindein / at their elephants |
| Ablative | pildenfrom the elephant | pilimdenfrom my elephant | piliŋdenfrom your elephant | pilindenfrom his elephant | pilibizdenfrom our elephant | piligizdenfrom you all's elephant | pillerindenfrom their elephants |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | pillethe elephants | pillerimmy elephants | pilleriŋyour elephants | pillerihis elephants | pilleribizour elephants | pillerigizyou all's elephants | pilleritheir elephants |
| Genitive | pillenithe elephants' | pillerimimy elephants' | pilleriŋiyour elephants' | pillerinihis elephants' | pilleribizniour elephants' | pillerigizniyou all's elephants' | pillerinitheir elephants' |
| Accusative | pillenithe elephants (as the object) | pillerimimy elephants (as the object) | pilleriŋiyour elephants (as the object) | pillerinhis elephants (as the object) | pilleribizniour elephants (as the object) | pillerigizniyou all's elephants (as the object) | pillerintheir elephants (as the object) |
| Dative | pillegeto the elephants | pillerimeto my elephants | pilleriŋeto your elephants | pillerineto his elephants | pilleribizgeto our elephants | pillerigizgeto you all's elephants | pillerineto their elephants |
| Locative | pilledein / at the elephants | pillerimdein / at my elephants | pilleriŋdein / at your elephants | pillerindein / at his elephants | pilleribizdein / at our elephants | pillerigizdein / at you all's elephants | pillerindein / at their elephants |
| Ablative | pilledenfrom the elephants | pillerimdenfrom my elephants | pilleriŋdenfrom your elephants | pillerindenfrom his elephants | pilleribizdenfrom our elephants | pillerigizdenfrom you all's elephants | pillerindenfrom their elephants |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: pilleri can mean "his / her elephants", "their elephant", or "their elephants" — context decides.
Whose it is
| Case | one thing, one owner | several things, one owner | one thing, several owners | several things, several owners |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | pilnikithe elephant's one | pilnikilethe elephant's ones | pillenikithe elephants' one | pillenikilethe elephants' ones |
| Genitive | pilnikiniof the elephant's one | pilnikileniof the elephant's ones | pillenikiniof the elephants' one | pillenikileniof the elephants' ones |
| Accusative | pilnikinthe elephant's one (as the object) | pilnikilenithe elephant's ones (as the object) | pillenikinthe elephants' one (as the object) | pillenikilenithe elephants' ones (as the object) |
| Dative | pilnikineto the elephant's one | pilnikilegeto the elephant's ones | pillenikineto the elephants' one | pillenikilegeto the elephants' ones |
| Locative | pilnikindein / at the elephant's one | pilnikiledein / at the elephant's ones | pillenikindein / at the elephants' one | pillenikiledein / at the elephants' ones |
| Ablative | pilnikindenfrom the elephant's one | pilnikiledenfrom the elephant's ones | pillenikindenfrom the elephants' one | pillenikiledenfrom the elephants' ones |
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.