tanka
/tanka/ · plural tankala
tank (armored combat vehicle)
- bir tanka keledi — a tank is coming
- tankala uruşha kirgendile — the tanks went into battle
- tankanı jürütüwçü — the tank's driver
- oramda turğan ullu tankanı — the big tank standing in the street
- bizni tanka askerleribiz — our tank troops
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | tankathe tank | tankammy tank | tankaŋyour tank | tankasıhis tank | tankabızour tank | tankağızyou all's tank | tankalarıtheir tanks |
| Genitive | tankanıthe tank's | tankamımy tank's | tankaŋıyour tank's | tankasınıhis tank's | tankabıznıour tank's | tankağıznıyou all's tank's | tankalarınıtheir tanks' |
| Accusative | tankanıthe tank (as the object) | tankamımy tank (as the object) | tankaŋıyour tank (as the object) | tankasınhis tank (as the object) | tankabıznıour tank (as the object) | tankağıznıyou all's tank (as the object) | tankalarıntheir tanks (as the object) |
| Dative | tankağato the tank | tankamato my tank | tankaŋato your tank | tankasınato his tank | tankabızğato our tank | tankağızğato you all's tank | tankalarınato their tanks |
| Locative | tankadain / at the tank | tankamdain / at my tank | tankaŋdain / at your tank | tankasındain / at his tank | tankabızdain / at our tank | tankağızdain / at you all's tank | tankalarındain / at their tanks |
| Ablative | tankadanfrom the tank | tankamdanfrom my tank | tankaŋdanfrom your tank | tankasındanfrom his tank | tankabızdanfrom our tank | tankağızdanfrom you all's tank | tankalarındanfrom their tanks |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | tankalathe tanks | tankalarımmy tanks | tankalarıŋyour tanks | tankalarıhis tanks | tankalarıbızour tanks | tankalarığızyou all's tanks | tankalarıtheir tanks |
| Genitive | tankalanıthe tanks' | tankalarımımy tanks' | tankalarıŋıyour tanks' | tankalarınıhis tanks' | tankalarıbıznıour tanks' | tankalarığıznıyou all's tanks' | tankalarınıtheir tanks' |
| Accusative | tankalanıthe tanks (as the object) | tankalarımımy tanks (as the object) | tankalarıŋıyour tanks (as the object) | tankalarınhis tanks (as the object) | tankalarıbıznıour tanks (as the object) | tankalarığıznıyou all's tanks (as the object) | tankalarıntheir tanks (as the object) |
| Dative | tankalağato the tanks | tankalarımato my tanks | tankalarıŋato your tanks | tankalarınato his tanks | tankalarıbızğato our tanks | tankalarığızğato you all's tanks | tankalarınato their tanks |
| Locative | tankaladain / at the tanks | tankalarımdain / at my tanks | tankalarıŋdain / at your tanks | tankalarındain / at his tanks | tankalarıbızdain / at our tanks | tankalarığızdain / at you all's tanks | tankalarındain / at their tanks |
| Ablative | tankaladanfrom the tanks | tankalarımdanfrom my tanks | tankalarıŋdanfrom your tanks | tankalarındanfrom his tanks | tankalarıbızdanfrom our tanks | tankalarığızdanfrom you all's tanks | tankalarındanfrom their tanks |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: tankaları can mean "his / her tanks", "their tank", or "their tanks" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.