Karachay

qayın ata

/qajɯn ata/ · plural qayın atala

(n.) father-in-law (a husband's or wife's father)
  • qayın atam bizge keldi — my father-in-law came to us
  • qayın atasını üyüne bardı — he went to his father-in-law's house
  • qayın ata bla qayın ana — father-in-law and mother-in-law

Cases and owners

Singular

Case—plainmenimyseniyouranıhis / herbiznioursizniyou all'salanıtheir
Nominativeqayın atathe father-in-lawqayın atammy father-in-lawqayın ataŋyour father-in-lawqayın atasıhis father-in-lawqayın atabızour father-in-lawqayın atağızyou all's father-in-lawqayın atalarıtheir father-in-laws
Genitiveqayın atanıthe father-in-law'sqayın atamımy father-in-law'sqayın ataŋıyour father-in-law'sqayın atasınıhis father-in-law'sqayın atabıznıour father-in-law'sqayın atağıznıyou all's father-in-law'sqayın atalarınıtheir father-in-laws'
Accusativeqayın atanıthe father-in-law (as the object)qayın atamımy father-in-law (as the object)qayın ataŋıyour father-in-law (as the object)qayın atasınhis father-in-law (as the object)qayın atabıznıour father-in-law (as the object)qayın atağıznıyou all's father-in-law (as the object)qayın atalarıntheir father-in-laws (as the object)
Dativeqayın atağato the father-in-lawqayın atamato my father-in-lawqayın ataŋato your father-in-lawqayın atasınato his father-in-lawqayın atabızğato our father-in-lawqayın atağızğato you all's father-in-lawqayın atalarınato their father-in-laws
Locativeqayın atadain / at the father-in-lawqayın atamdain / at my father-in-lawqayın ataŋdain / at your father-in-lawqayın atasındain / at his father-in-lawqayın atabızdain / at our father-in-lawqayın atağızdain / at you all's father-in-lawqayın atalarındain / at their father-in-laws
Ablativeqayın atadanfrom the father-in-lawqayın atamdanfrom my father-in-lawqayın ataŋdanfrom your father-in-lawqayın atasındanfrom his father-in-lawqayın atabızdanfrom our father-in-lawqayın atağızdanfrom you all's father-in-lawqayın atalarındanfrom their father-in-laws

Plural

Case—plainmenimyseniyouranıhis / herbiznioursizniyou all'salanıtheir
Nominativeqayın atalathe father-in-lawsqayın atalarımmy father-in-lawsqayın atalarıŋyour father-in-lawsqayın atalarıhis father-in-lawsqayın atalarıbızour father-in-lawsqayın atalarığızyou all's father-in-lawsqayın atalarıtheir father-in-laws
Genitiveqayın atalanıthe father-in-laws'qayın atalarımımy father-in-laws'qayın atalarıŋıyour father-in-laws'qayın atalarınıhis father-in-laws'qayın atalarıbıznıour father-in-laws'qayın atalarığıznıyou all's father-in-laws'qayın atalarınıtheir father-in-laws'
Accusativeqayın atalanıthe father-in-laws (as the object)qayın atalarımımy father-in-laws (as the object)qayın atalarıŋıyour father-in-laws (as the object)qayın atalarınhis father-in-laws (as the object)qayın atalarıbıznıour father-in-laws (as the object)qayın atalarığıznıyou all's father-in-laws (as the object)qayın atalarıntheir father-in-laws (as the object)
Dativeqayın atalağato the father-in-lawsqayın atalarımato my father-in-lawsqayın atalarıŋato your father-in-lawsqayın atalarınato his father-in-lawsqayın atalarıbızğato our father-in-lawsqayın atalarığızğato you all's father-in-lawsqayın atalarınato their father-in-laws
Locativeqayın ataladain / at the father-in-lawsqayın atalarımdain / at my father-in-lawsqayın atalarıŋdain / at your father-in-lawsqayın atalarındain / at his father-in-lawsqayın atalarıbızdain / at our father-in-lawsqayın atalarığızdain / at you all's father-in-lawsqayın atalarındain / at their father-in-laws
Ablativeqayın ataladanfrom the father-in-lawsqayın atalarımdanfrom my father-in-lawsqayın atalarıŋdanfrom your father-in-lawsqayın atalarındanfrom his father-in-lawsqayın atalarıbızdanfrom our father-in-lawsqayın atalarığızdanfrom you all's father-in-lawsqayın atalarındanfrom their father-in-laws

The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: qayın ataları can mean "his / her father-in-laws", "their father-in-law", or "their father-in-laws" — context decides.

Whose it is

Caseone thing, one ownerseveral things, one ownerone thing, several ownersseveral things, several owners
Nominativeqayın atanıqıthe father-in-law's oneqayın atanıqılathe father-in-law's onesqayın atalanıqıthe father-in-laws' oneqayın atalanıqılathe father-in-laws' ones
Genitiveqayın atanıqınıof the father-in-law's oneqayın atanıqılanıof the father-in-law's onesqayın atalanıqınıof the father-in-laws' oneqayın atalanıqılanıof the father-in-laws' ones
Accusativeqayın atanıqınthe father-in-law's one (as the object)qayın atanıqılanıthe father-in-law's ones (as the object)qayın atalanıqınthe father-in-laws' one (as the object)qayın atalanıqılanıthe father-in-laws' ones (as the object)
Dativeqayın atanıqınato the father-in-law's oneqayın atanıqılağato the father-in-law's onesqayın atalanıqınato the father-in-laws' oneqayın atalanıqılağato the father-in-laws' ones
Locativeqayın atanıqındain / at the father-in-law's oneqayın atanıqıladain / at the father-in-law's onesqayın atalanıqındain / at the father-in-laws' oneqayın atalanıqıladain / at the father-in-laws' ones
Ablativeqayın atanıqındanfrom the father-in-law's oneqayın atanıqıladanfrom the father-in-law's onesqayın atalanıqındanfrom the father-in-laws' oneqayın atalanıqıladanfrom the father-in-laws' ones

The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.