qart ata
/qart ata/ · plural qart atala
grandfather
- qart ataŋ — your grandfather
- qart ata bla qart ana — grandfather and grandmother
- qart atam tawda jaşaydı — my grandfather lives in the mountains
- qart atası bizge keldi — his grandfather came to us
- qart atam nığışda olturadı — my grandfather is sitting on the village bench
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | qart atathe grandfather | qart atammy grandfather | qart ataŋyour grandfather | qart atasıhis grandfather | qart atabızour grandfather | qart atağızyou all's grandfather | qart atalarıtheir grandfathers |
| Genitive | qart atanıthe grandfather's | qart atamımy grandfather's | qart ataŋıyour grandfather's | qart atasınıhis grandfather's | qart atabıznıour grandfather's | qart atağıznıyou all's grandfather's | qart atalarınıtheir grandfathers' |
| Accusative | qart atanıthe grandfather (as the object) | qart atamımy grandfather (as the object) | qart ataŋıyour grandfather (as the object) | qart atasınhis grandfather (as the object) | qart atabıznıour grandfather (as the object) | qart atağıznıyou all's grandfather (as the object) | qart atalarıntheir grandfathers (as the object) |
| Dative | qart atağato the grandfather | qart atamato my grandfather | qart ataŋato your grandfather | qart atasınato his grandfather | qart atabızğato our grandfather | qart atağızğato you all's grandfather | qart atalarınato their grandfathers |
| Locative | qart atadain / at the grandfather | qart atamdain / at my grandfather | qart ataŋdain / at your grandfather | qart atasındain / at his grandfather | qart atabızdain / at our grandfather | qart atağızdain / at you all's grandfather | qart atalarındain / at their grandfathers |
| Ablative | qart atadanfrom the grandfather | qart atamdanfrom my grandfather | qart ataŋdanfrom your grandfather | qart atasındanfrom his grandfather | qart atabızdanfrom our grandfather | qart atağızdanfrom you all's grandfather | qart atalarındanfrom their grandfathers |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | qart atalathe grandfathers | qart atalarımmy grandfathers | qart atalarıŋyour grandfathers | qart atalarıhis grandfathers | qart atalarıbızour grandfathers | qart atalarığızyou all's grandfathers | qart atalarıtheir grandfathers |
| Genitive | qart atalanıthe grandfathers' | qart atalarımımy grandfathers' | qart atalarıŋıyour grandfathers' | qart atalarınıhis grandfathers' | qart atalarıbıznıour grandfathers' | qart atalarığıznıyou all's grandfathers' | qart atalarınıtheir grandfathers' |
| Accusative | qart atalanıthe grandfathers (as the object) | qart atalarımımy grandfathers (as the object) | qart atalarıŋıyour grandfathers (as the object) | qart atalarınhis grandfathers (as the object) | qart atalarıbıznıour grandfathers (as the object) | qart atalarığıznıyou all's grandfathers (as the object) | qart atalarıntheir grandfathers (as the object) |
| Dative | qart atalağato the grandfathers | qart atalarımato my grandfathers | qart atalarıŋato your grandfathers | qart atalarınato his grandfathers | qart atalarıbızğato our grandfathers | qart atalarığızğato you all's grandfathers | qart atalarınato their grandfathers |
| Locative | qart ataladain / at the grandfathers | qart atalarımdain / at my grandfathers | qart atalarıŋdain / at your grandfathers | qart atalarındain / at his grandfathers | qart atalarıbızdain / at our grandfathers | qart atalarığızdain / at you all's grandfathers | qart atalarındain / at their grandfathers |
| Ablative | qart ataladanfrom the grandfathers | qart atalarımdanfrom my grandfathers | qart atalarıŋdanfrom your grandfathers | qart atalarındanfrom his grandfathers | qart atalarıbızdanfrom our grandfathers | qart atalarığızdanfrom you all's grandfathers | qart atalarındanfrom their grandfathers |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: qart ataları can mean "his / her grandfathers", "their grandfather", or "their grandfathers" — context decides.
Whose it is
| Case | one thing, one owner | several things, one owner | one thing, several owners | several things, several owners |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | qart atanıqıthe grandfather's one | qart atanıqılathe grandfather's ones | qart atalanıqıthe grandfathers' one | qart atalanıqılathe grandfathers' ones |
| Genitive | qart atanıqınıof the grandfather's one | qart atanıqılanıof the grandfather's ones | qart atalanıqınıof the grandfathers' one | qart atalanıqılanıof the grandfathers' ones |
| Accusative | qart atanıqınthe grandfather's one (as the object) | qart atanıqılanıthe grandfather's ones (as the object) | qart atalanıqınthe grandfathers' one (as the object) | qart atalanıqılanıthe grandfathers' ones (as the object) |
| Dative | qart atanıqınato the grandfather's one | qart atanıqılağato the grandfather's ones | qart atalanıqınato the grandfathers' one | qart atalanıqılağato the grandfathers' ones |
| Locative | qart atanıqındain / at the grandfather's one | qart atanıqıladain / at the grandfather's ones | qart atalanıqındain / at the grandfathers' one | qart atalanıqıladain / at the grandfathers' ones |
| Ablative | qart atanıqındanfrom the grandfather's one | qart atanıqıladanfrom the grandfather's ones | qart atalanıqındanfrom the grandfathers' one | qart atalanıqıladanfrom the grandfathers' ones |
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.