ton
/ ton /
Definitions noun fur coat, sheepskin coat
Definitions noun tone (musical, Russian loan)
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | ton the fur coat | tonla the fur coats | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | tonnu the fur coat's | tonlanı the fur coats' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | tonnu the fur coat (as the object) | tonlanı the fur coats (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | tonğa to the fur coat | tonlağa to the fur coats | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | tonda at / in the fur coat | tonlada at / in the fur coats | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | tondan from the fur coat | tonladan from the fur coats | 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 | tonum my fur coat | tonlarım my fur coats |
| your | tonuŋ your fur coat | tonlarıŋ your fur coats |
| his / her | tonu his / her fur coat | tonları his / her fur coats |
| our | tonubuz our fur coat | tonlarıbız our fur coats |
| you all's | tonuğuz you all's fur coat | tonlarığız you all's fur coats |
| their | tonları their fur coat | tonları their fur coats |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: tonları can mean "his / her fur coats", "their fur coat", or "their fur coats" — context decides.