töşek
/ tøʃek /
Definitions noun mattress, pallet, bedding, bedclothes
Definitions noun bed, sleeping place
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | töşek the mattress | töşekle the mattresses | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | töşekni the mattress' | töşekleni the mattresses' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | töşekni the mattress (as the object) | töşekleni the mattresses (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | töşekge to the mattress | töşeklege to the mattresses | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | töşekde at / in the mattress | töşeklede at / in the mattresses | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | töşekden from the mattress | töşekleden from the mattresses | 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 | töşegim my mattress | töşeklerim my mattresses |
| your | töşegiŋ your mattress | töşekleriŋ your mattresses |
| his / her | töşegi his / her mattress | töşekleri his / her mattresses |
| our | töşegibiz our mattress | töşekleribiz our mattresses |
| you all's | töşegigiz you all's mattress | töşeklerigiz you all's mattresses |
| their | töşekleri their mattress | töşekleri their mattresses |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: töşekleri can mean "his / her mattresses", "their mattress", or "their mattresses" — context decides.