kulakçık
/ qulaqtʃɯq /
Definition noun ear (diminutive)
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | kulakçık the ear | kulakçıkla the ears | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | kulakçıknı the ear's | kulakçıklanı the ears' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | kulakçıknı the ear (as the object) | kulakçıklanı the ears (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | kulakçıkğa to the ear | kulakçıklağa to the ears | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | kulakçıkda at / in the ear | kulakçıklada at / in the ears | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | kulakçıkdan from the ear | kulakçıkladan from the ears | 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 | kulakçığım my ear | kulakçıklarım my ears |
| your | kulakçığıng your ear | kulakçıklarıng your ears |
| his / her | kulakçığı his / her ear | kulakçıkları his / her ears |
| our | kulakçığıbız our ear | kulakçıklarıbız our ears |
| you all's | kulakçığığız you all's ear | kulakçıklarığız you all's ears |
| their | kulakçıkları their ear | kulakçıkları their ears |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: kulakçıkları can mean "his / her ears", "their ear", or "their ears" — context decides.