tango
/tanɡo/ · plural tangola
tango, a slow dance, and the music for it
- men taŋonu süeme — I love the tango
- ala taŋo tepsedile — they danced the tango
- bir taŋonu bir tepsesem — if I could just dance one tango
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | tangothe tango | tangommy tango | tangoŋyour tango | tangosuhis tango | tangobuzour tango | tangoğuzyou all's tango | tangolarıtheir tangoes |
| Genitive | tangonuthe tango's | tangomumy tango's | tangoŋuyour tango's | tangosunuhis tango's | tangobuznuour tango's | tangoğuznuyou all's tango's | tangolarınıtheir tangoes' |
| Accusative | tangonuthe tango (as the object) | tangomumy tango (as the object) | tangoŋuyour tango (as the object) | tangosunhis tango (as the object) | tangobuznuour tango (as the object) | tangoğuznuyou all's tango (as the object) | tangolarıntheir tangoes (as the object) |
| Dative | tangoğato the tango | tangomato my tango | tangoŋato your tango | tangosunato his tango | tangobuzğato our tango | tangoğuzğato you all's tango | tangolarınato their tangoes |
| Locative | tangodain / at the tango | tangomdain / at my tango | tangoŋdain / at your tango | tangosundain / at his tango | tangobuzdain / at our tango | tangoğuzdain / at you all's tango | tangolarındain / at their tangoes |
| Ablative | tangodanfrom the tango | tangomdanfrom my tango | tangoŋdanfrom your tango | tangosundanfrom his tango | tangobuzdanfrom our tango | tangoğuzdanfrom you all's tango | tangolarındanfrom their tangoes |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | tangolathe tangoes | tangolarımmy tangoes | tangolarıŋyour tangoes | tangolarıhis tangoes | tangolarıbızour tangoes | tangolarığızyou all's tangoes | tangolarıtheir tangoes |
| Genitive | tangolanıthe tangoes' | tangolarımımy tangoes' | tangolarıŋıyour tangoes' | tangolarınıhis tangoes' | tangolarıbıznıour tangoes' | tangolarığıznıyou all's tangoes' | tangolarınıtheir tangoes' |
| Accusative | tangolanıthe tangoes (as the object) | tangolarımımy tangoes (as the object) | tangolarıŋıyour tangoes (as the object) | tangolarınhis tangoes (as the object) | tangolarıbıznıour tangoes (as the object) | tangolarığıznıyou all's tangoes (as the object) | tangolarıntheir tangoes (as the object) |
| Dative | tangolağato the tangoes | tangolarımato my tangoes | tangolarıŋato your tangoes | tangolarınato his tangoes | tangolarıbızğato our tangoes | tangolarığızğato you all's tangoes | tangolarınato their tangoes |
| Locative | tangoladain / at the tangoes | tangolarımdain / at my tangoes | tangolarıŋdain / at your tangoes | tangolarındain / at his tangoes | tangolarıbızdain / at our tangoes | tangolarığızdain / at you all's tangoes | tangolarındain / at their tangoes |
| Ablative | tangoladanfrom the tangoes | tangolarımdanfrom my tangoes | tangolarıŋdanfrom your tangoes | tangolarındanfrom his tangoes | tangolarıbızdanfrom our tangoes | tangolarığızdanfrom you all's tangoes | tangolarındanfrom their tangoes |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: tangoları can mean "his / her tangoes", "their tango", or "their tangoes" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.