kuş
/ quʃ /
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | kuş the bird | kuşla the birds | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | kuşnu the bird's | kuşlanı the birds' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | kuşnu the bird (as the object) | kuşlanı the birds (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | kuşha to the bird | kuşlağa to the birds | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | kuşda at / in the bird | kuşlada at / in the birds | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | kuşdan from the bird | kuşladan from the birds | 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 | kuşum my bird | kuşlarım my birds |
| your | kuşung your bird | kuşlarıng your birds |
| his / her | kuşu his / her bird | kuşları his / her birds |
| our | kuşubuz our bird | kuşlarıbız our birds |
| you all's | kuşuğuz you all's bird | kuşlarığız you all's birds |
| their | kuşları their bird | kuşları their birds |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: kuşları can mean "his / her birds", "their bird", or "their birds" — context decides.