sabiyçik
/ sabijtʃik /
Definition noun child (affectionate form)
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | sabiyçik the child | sabiyçikle the children | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | sabiyçikni the child's | sabiyçikleni the children's | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | sabiyçikni the child (as the object) | sabiyçikleni the children (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | sabiyçikge to the child | sabiyçiklege to the children | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | sabiyçikde at / in the child | sabiyçiklede at / in the children | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | sabiyçikden from the child | sabiyçikleden from the children | 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 | sabiyçigim my child | sabiyçiklerim my children |
| your | sabiyçiging your child | sabiyçiklering your children |
| his / her | sabiyçigi his / her child | sabiyçikleri his / her children |
| our | sabiyçigibiz our child | sabiyçikleribiz our children |
| you all's | sabiyçigigiz you all's child | sabiyçiklerigiz you all's children |
| their | sabiyçikleri their child | sabiyçikleri their children |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: sabiyçikleri can mean "his / her children", "their child", or "their children" — context decides.