şay
/ ʃaj /
Definitions noun a five-kopeck piece, five kopecks
Definitions noun a small coin
Definitions noun tea
Definitions noun tea- (attributive)
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | şay the five-kopeck piece | şayla the five-kopeck pieces | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | şaynı the five-kopeck piece's | şaylanı the five-kopeck pieces' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | şaynı the five-kopeck piece (as the object) | şaylanı the five-kopeck pieces (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | şayğa to the five-kopeck piece | şaylağa to the five-kopeck pieces | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | şayda at / in the five-kopeck piece | şaylada at / in the five-kopeck pieces | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | şaydan from the five-kopeck piece | şayladan from the five-kopeck pieces | 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 | şayım my five-kopeck piece | şaylarım my five-kopeck pieces |
| your | şayıŋ your five-kopeck piece | şaylarıŋ your five-kopeck pieces |
| his / her | şayı his / her five-kopeck piece | şayları his / her five-kopeck pieces |
| our | şayıbız our five-kopeck piece | şaylarıbız our five-kopeck pieces |
| you all's | şayığız you all's five-kopeck piece | şaylarığız you all's five-kopeck pieces |
| their | şayları their five-kopeck piece | şayları their five-kopeck pieces |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: şayları can mean "his / her five-kopeck pieces", "their five-kopeck piece", or "their five-kopeck pieces" — context decides.