qunajin
/qunadʒin/ · plural qunajinle
heifer, three-year-old cow, three-year-old filly — The animal is a female that has not yet had young; the use for a young mare is rare.
- semiz qunajin — a fat heifer
- qız qunajin — a three-year-old heifer
- qunajinle otlaydıla — the heifers are grazing
- qunajinibizni sathanbız — we sold our heifer
- qunajinni satarğa izleydi — he wants to sell the heifer
- qunajinni sürüwge qoşdula — they put the heifer in with the herd
- qunajin jelin sala başlağandı — the heifer has started to develop an udder
- qunajin qozlağan iynek — a cow that calved at three years old
- qunajin iynek satıldı — the three-year-old cow was sold
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | qunajinthe heifer | qunajinimmy heifer | qunajiniŋyour heifer | qunajinihis heifer | qunajinibizour heifer | qunajinigizyou all's heifer | qunajinleritheir heifers |
| Genitive | qunajinnithe heifer's | qunajinimimy heifer's | qunajiniŋiyour heifer's | qunajininihis heifer's | qunajinibizniour heifer's | qunajinigizniyou all's heifer's | qunajinlerinitheir heifers' |
| Accusative | qunajinnithe heifer (as the object) | qunajinimimy heifer (as the object) | qunajiniŋiyour heifer (as the object) | qunajininhis heifer (as the object) | qunajinibizniour heifer (as the object) | qunajinigizniyou all's heifer (as the object) | qunajinlerintheir heifers (as the object) |
| Dative | qunajinŋeto the heifer | qunajinimeto my heifer | qunajiniŋeto your heifer | qunajinineto his heifer | qunajinibizgeto our heifer | qunajinigizgeto you all's heifer | qunajinlerineto their heifers |
| Locative | qunajindein / at the heifer | qunajinimdein / at my heifer | qunajiniŋdein / at your heifer | qunajinindein / at his heifer | qunajinibizdein / at our heifer | qunajinigizdein / at you all's heifer | qunajinlerindein / at their heifers |
| Ablative | qunajindenfrom the heifer | qunajinimdenfrom my heifer | qunajiniŋdenfrom your heifer | qunajinindenfrom his heifer | qunajinibizdenfrom our heifer | qunajinigizdenfrom you all's heifer | qunajinlerindenfrom their heifers |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | qunajinlethe heifers | qunajinlerimmy heifers | qunajinleriŋyour heifers | qunajinlerihis heifers | qunajinleribizour heifers | qunajinlerigizyou all's heifers | qunajinleritheir heifers |
| Genitive | qunajinlenithe heifers' | qunajinlerimimy heifers' | qunajinleriŋiyour heifers' | qunajinlerinihis heifers' | qunajinleribizniour heifers' | qunajinlerigizniyou all's heifers' | qunajinlerinitheir heifers' |
| Accusative | qunajinlenithe heifers (as the object) | qunajinlerimimy heifers (as the object) | qunajinleriŋiyour heifers (as the object) | qunajinlerinhis heifers (as the object) | qunajinleribizniour heifers (as the object) | qunajinlerigizniyou all's heifers (as the object) | qunajinlerintheir heifers (as the object) |
| Dative | qunajinlegeto the heifers | qunajinlerimeto my heifers | qunajinleriŋeto your heifers | qunajinlerineto his heifers | qunajinleribizgeto our heifers | qunajinlerigizgeto you all's heifers | qunajinlerineto their heifers |
| Locative | qunajinledein / at the heifers | qunajinlerimdein / at my heifers | qunajinleriŋdein / at your heifers | qunajinlerindein / at his heifers | qunajinleribizdein / at our heifers | qunajinlerigizdein / at you all's heifers | qunajinlerindein / at their heifers |
| Ablative | qunajinledenfrom the heifers | qunajinlerimdenfrom my heifers | qunajinleriŋdenfrom your heifers | qunajinlerindenfrom his heifers | qunajinleribizdenfrom our heifers | qunajinlerigizdenfrom you all's heifers | qunajinlerindenfrom their heifers |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: qunajinleri can mean "his / her heifers", "their heifer", or "their heifers" — context decides.
Whose it is
| Case | one thing, one owner | several things, one owner | one thing, several owners | several things, several owners |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | qunajinnikithe heifer's one | qunajinnikilethe heifer's ones | qunajinlenikithe heifers' one | qunajinlenikilethe heifers' ones |
| Genitive | qunajinnikiniof the heifer's one | qunajinnikileniof the heifer's ones | qunajinlenikiniof the heifers' one | qunajinlenikileniof the heifers' ones |
| Accusative | qunajinnikinthe heifer's one (as the object) | qunajinnikilenithe heifer's ones (as the object) | qunajinlenikinthe heifers' one (as the object) | qunajinlenikilenithe heifers' ones (as the object) |
| Dative | qunajinnikineto the heifer's one | qunajinnikilegeto the heifer's ones | qunajinlenikineto the heifers' one | qunajinlenikilegeto the heifers' ones |
| Locative | qunajinnikindein / at the heifer's one | qunajinnikiledein / at the heifer's ones | qunajinlenikindein / at the heifers' one | qunajinlenikiledein / at the heifers' ones |
| Ablative | qunajinnikindenfrom the heifer's one | qunajinnikiledenfrom the heifer's ones | qunajinlenikindenfrom the heifers' one | qunajinlenikiledenfrom the heifers' ones |
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.