terstamğa
/terstamʁa/ · plural terstamğala
a stranger, an outsider, a foreigner; a person from another group, not one of one's own people — Example: kimdi bu terstamğa "who is this stranger?"
- kimdi bu terstamğa? — who is this stranger?
- ol bizge terstamğadı — he is a stranger to us
- terstamğalağa ışanma — don't trust outsiders
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | terstamğathe stranger | terstamğammy stranger | terstamğaŋyour stranger | terstamğasıhis stranger | terstamğabızour stranger | terstamğağızyou all's stranger | terstamğalarıtheir strangers |
| Genitive | terstamğanıthe stranger's | terstamğamımy stranger's | terstamğaŋıyour stranger's | terstamğasınıhis stranger's | terstamğabıznıour stranger's | terstamğağıznıyou all's stranger's | terstamğalarınıtheir strangers' |
| Accusative | terstamğanıthe stranger (as the object) | terstamğamımy stranger (as the object) | terstamğaŋıyour stranger (as the object) | terstamğasınhis stranger (as the object) | terstamğabıznıour stranger (as the object) | terstamğağıznıyou all's stranger (as the object) | terstamğalarıntheir strangers (as the object) |
| Dative | terstamğağato the stranger | terstamğamato my stranger | terstamğaŋato your stranger | terstamğasınato his stranger | terstamğabızğato our stranger | terstamğağızğato you all's stranger | terstamğalarınato their strangers |
| Locative | terstamğadain / at the stranger | terstamğamdain / at my stranger | terstamğaŋdain / at your stranger | terstamğasındain / at his stranger | terstamğabızdain / at our stranger | terstamğağızdain / at you all's stranger | terstamğalarındain / at their strangers |
| Ablative | terstamğadanfrom the stranger | terstamğamdanfrom my stranger | terstamğaŋdanfrom your stranger | terstamğasındanfrom his stranger | terstamğabızdanfrom our stranger | terstamğağızdanfrom you all's stranger | terstamğalarındanfrom their strangers |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | terstamğalathe strangers | terstamğalarımmy strangers | terstamğalarıŋyour strangers | terstamğalarıhis strangers | terstamğalarıbızour strangers | terstamğalarığızyou all's strangers | terstamğalarıtheir strangers |
| Genitive | terstamğalanıthe strangers' | terstamğalarımımy strangers' | terstamğalarıŋıyour strangers' | terstamğalarınıhis strangers' | terstamğalarıbıznıour strangers' | terstamğalarığıznıyou all's strangers' | terstamğalarınıtheir strangers' |
| Accusative | terstamğalanıthe strangers (as the object) | terstamğalarımımy strangers (as the object) | terstamğalarıŋıyour strangers (as the object) | terstamğalarınhis strangers (as the object) | terstamğalarıbıznıour strangers (as the object) | terstamğalarığıznıyou all's strangers (as the object) | terstamğalarıntheir strangers (as the object) |
| Dative | terstamğalağato the strangers | terstamğalarımato my strangers | terstamğalarıŋato your strangers | terstamğalarınato his strangers | terstamğalarıbızğato our strangers | terstamğalarığızğato you all's strangers | terstamğalarınato their strangers |
| Locative | terstamğaladain / at the strangers | terstamğalarımdain / at my strangers | terstamğalarıŋdain / at your strangers | terstamğalarındain / at his strangers | terstamğalarıbızdain / at our strangers | terstamğalarığızdain / at you all's strangers | terstamğalarındain / at their strangers |
| Ablative | terstamğaladanfrom the strangers | terstamğalarımdanfrom my strangers | terstamğalarıŋdanfrom your strangers | terstamğalarındanfrom his strangers | terstamğalarıbızdanfrom our strangers | terstamğalarığızdanfrom you all's strangers | terstamğalarındanfrom their strangers |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: terstamğaları can mean "his / her strangers", "their stranger", or "their strangers" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.