qoban
/ qoban /
Definitions noun river, stream, watercourse
Definitions noun the Kuban river
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | qoban the river | qobanla the rivers | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | qobannı the river's | qobanlanı the rivers' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | qobannı the river (as the object) | qobanlanı the rivers (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | qobanğa to the river | qobanlağa to the rivers | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | qobanda at / in the river | qobanlada at / in the rivers | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | qobandan from the river | qobanladan from the rivers | 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 | qobanım my river | qobanlarım my rivers |
| your | qobanıŋ your river | qobanlarıŋ your rivers |
| his / her | qobanı his / her river | qobanları his / her rivers |
| our | qobanıbız our river | qobanlarıbız our rivers |
| you all's | qobanığız you all's river | qobanlarığız you all's rivers |
| their | qobanları their river | qobanları their rivers |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: qobanları can mean "his / her rivers", "their river", or "their rivers" — context decides.