tanış
/ tanɯʃ /
Definitions noun acquaintance, someone one knows
Definitions noun friend
Definitions noun familiar, known, acquainted with
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | tanış the acquaintance | tanışla the acquaintances | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | tanışnı the acquaintance's | tanışlanı the acquaintances' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | tanışnı the acquaintance (as the object) | tanışlanı the acquaintances (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | tanışha to the acquaintance | tanışlağa to the acquaintances | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | tanışda at / in the acquaintance | tanışlada at / in the acquaintances | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | tanışdan from the acquaintance | tanışladan from the acquaintances | 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 | tanışım my acquaintance | tanışlarım my acquaintances |
| your | tanışıŋ your acquaintance | tanışlarıŋ your acquaintances |
| his / her | tanışı his / her acquaintance | tanışları his / her acquaintances |
| our | tanışıbız our acquaintance | tanışlarıbız our acquaintances |
| you all's | tanışığız you all's acquaintance | tanışlarığız you all's acquaintances |
| their | tanışları their acquaintance | tanışları their acquaintances |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: tanışları can mean "his / her acquaintances", "their acquaintance", or "their acquaintances" — context decides.