tajik
/tadʒik/ · plural tajikle
a Tajik person, Tajik — Before another noun it means Tajik, of the Tajiks, their language or culture, as in tajik til 'the Tajik language' and tajik tişirıw 'a Tajik woman'.
- ol tajikdi — he is a Tajik
- tajik bla söleşdim — I spoke with a Tajik
- tajikle — the Tajiks
- tajik til — the Tajik language
- tajik tişirıw — a Tajik woman
- tajik adetle — Tajik customs
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | tajikthe Tajik | tajigimmy Tajik | tajigiŋyour Tajik | tajigihis Tajik | tajigibizour Tajik | tajigigizyou all's Tajik | tajikleritheir Tajiks |
| Genitive | tajiknithe Tajik's | tajigimimy Tajik's | tajigiŋiyour Tajik's | tajiginihis Tajik's | tajigibizniour Tajik's | tajigigizniyou all's Tajik's | tajiklerinitheir Tajiks' |
| Accusative | tajiknithe Tajik (as the object) | tajigimimy Tajik (as the object) | tajigiŋiyour Tajik (as the object) | tajiginhis Tajik (as the object) | tajigibizniour Tajik (as the object) | tajigigizniyou all's Tajik (as the object) | tajiklerintheir Tajiks (as the object) |
| Dative | tajikgeto the Tajik | tajigimeto my Tajik | tajigiŋeto your Tajik | tajigineto his Tajik | tajigibizgeto our Tajik | tajigigizgeto you all's Tajik | tajiklerineto their Tajiks |
| Locative | tajikdein / at the Tajik | tajigimdein / at my Tajik | tajigiŋdein / at your Tajik | tajigindein / at his Tajik | tajigibizdein / at our Tajik | tajigigizdein / at you all's Tajik | tajiklerindein / at their Tajiks |
| Ablative | tajikdenfrom the Tajik | tajigimdenfrom my Tajik | tajigiŋdenfrom your Tajik | tajigindenfrom his Tajik | tajigibizdenfrom our Tajik | tajigigizdenfrom you all's Tajik | tajiklerindenfrom their Tajiks |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | tajiklethe Tajiks | tajiklerimmy Tajiks | tajikleriŋyour Tajiks | tajiklerihis Tajiks | tajikleribizour Tajiks | tajiklerigizyou all's Tajiks | tajikleritheir Tajiks |
| Genitive | tajiklenithe Tajiks' | tajiklerimimy Tajiks' | tajikleriŋiyour Tajiks' | tajiklerinihis Tajiks' | tajikleribizniour Tajiks' | tajiklerigizniyou all's Tajiks' | tajiklerinitheir Tajiks' |
| Accusative | tajiklenithe Tajiks (as the object) | tajiklerimimy Tajiks (as the object) | tajikleriŋiyour Tajiks (as the object) | tajiklerinhis Tajiks (as the object) | tajikleribizniour Tajiks (as the object) | tajiklerigizniyou all's Tajiks (as the object) | tajiklerintheir Tajiks (as the object) |
| Dative | tajiklegeto the Tajiks | tajiklerimeto my Tajiks | tajikleriŋeto your Tajiks | tajiklerineto his Tajiks | tajikleribizgeto our Tajiks | tajiklerigizgeto you all's Tajiks | tajiklerineto their Tajiks |
| Locative | tajikledein / at the Tajiks | tajiklerimdein / at my Tajiks | tajikleriŋdein / at your Tajiks | tajiklerindein / at his Tajiks | tajikleribizdein / at our Tajiks | tajiklerigizdein / at you all's Tajiks | tajiklerindein / at their Tajiks |
| Ablative | tajikledenfrom the Tajiks | tajiklerimdenfrom my Tajiks | tajikleriŋdenfrom your Tajiks | tajiklerindenfrom his Tajiks | tajikleribizdenfrom our Tajiks | tajiklerigizdenfrom you all's Tajiks | tajiklerindenfrom their Tajiks |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: tajikleri can mean "his / her Tajiks", "their Tajik", or "their Tajiks" — context decides.
Whose it is
| Case | one thing, one owner | several things, one owner | one thing, several owners | several things, several owners |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | tajiknikithe Tajik's one | tajiknikilethe Tajik's ones | tajiklenikithe Tajiks' one | tajiklenikilethe Tajiks' ones |
| Genitive | tajiknikiniof the Tajik's one | tajiknikileniof the Tajik's ones | tajiklenikiniof the Tajiks' one | tajiklenikileniof the Tajiks' ones |
| Accusative | tajiknikinthe Tajik's one (as the object) | tajiknikilenithe Tajik's ones (as the object) | tajiklenikinthe Tajiks' one (as the object) | tajiklenikilenithe Tajiks' ones (as the object) |
| Dative | tajiknikineto the Tajik's one | tajiknikilegeto the Tajik's ones | tajiklenikineto the Tajiks' one | tajiklenikilegeto the Tajiks' ones |
| Locative | tajiknikindein / at the Tajik's one | tajiknikiledein / at the Tajik's ones | tajiklenikindein / at the Tajiks' one | tajiklenikiledein / at the Tajiks' ones |
| Ablative | tajiknikindenfrom the Tajik's one | tajiknikiledenfrom the Tajik's ones | tajiklenikindenfrom the Tajiks' one | tajiklenikiledenfrom the Tajiks' ones |
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.