tsitata
/tsitata/ · plural tsitatala
a quotation, excerpt; words taken unchanged from a text or from someone's speech or writing
- tsitata keltirirge — to give a quotation
- tsitatanı jazarğa — to write down the quotation
- bu kimni tsitatasıdı? — whose quotation is this?
- tsitata keltiriw — quoting, the giving of a quotation
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | tsitatathe quotation | tsitatammy quotation | tsitataŋyour quotation | tsitatasıhis quotation | tsitatabızour quotation | tsitatağızyou all's quotation | tsitatalarıtheir quotations |
| Genitive | tsitatanıthe quotation's | tsitatamımy quotation's | tsitataŋıyour quotation's | tsitatasınıhis quotation's | tsitatabıznıour quotation's | tsitatağıznıyou all's quotation's | tsitatalarınıtheir quotations' |
| Accusative | tsitatanıthe quotation (as the object) | tsitatamımy quotation (as the object) | tsitataŋıyour quotation (as the object) | tsitatasınhis quotation (as the object) | tsitatabıznıour quotation (as the object) | tsitatağıznıyou all's quotation (as the object) | tsitatalarıntheir quotations (as the object) |
| Dative | tsitatağato the quotation | tsitatamato my quotation | tsitataŋato your quotation | tsitatasınato his quotation | tsitatabızğato our quotation | tsitatağızğato you all's quotation | tsitatalarınato their quotations |
| Locative | tsitatadain / at the quotation | tsitatamdain / at my quotation | tsitataŋdain / at your quotation | tsitatasındain / at his quotation | tsitatabızdain / at our quotation | tsitatağızdain / at you all's quotation | tsitatalarındain / at their quotations |
| Ablative | tsitatadanfrom the quotation | tsitatamdanfrom my quotation | tsitataŋdanfrom your quotation | tsitatasındanfrom his quotation | tsitatabızdanfrom our quotation | tsitatağızdanfrom you all's quotation | tsitatalarındanfrom their quotations |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | tsitatalathe quotations | tsitatalarımmy quotations | tsitatalarıŋyour quotations | tsitatalarıhis quotations | tsitatalarıbızour quotations | tsitatalarığızyou all's quotations | tsitatalarıtheir quotations |
| Genitive | tsitatalanıthe quotations' | tsitatalarımımy quotations' | tsitatalarıŋıyour quotations' | tsitatalarınıhis quotations' | tsitatalarıbıznıour quotations' | tsitatalarığıznıyou all's quotations' | tsitatalarınıtheir quotations' |
| Accusative | tsitatalanıthe quotations (as the object) | tsitatalarımımy quotations (as the object) | tsitatalarıŋıyour quotations (as the object) | tsitatalarınhis quotations (as the object) | tsitatalarıbıznıour quotations (as the object) | tsitatalarığıznıyou all's quotations (as the object) | tsitatalarıntheir quotations (as the object) |
| Dative | tsitatalağato the quotations | tsitatalarımato my quotations | tsitatalarıŋato your quotations | tsitatalarınato his quotations | tsitatalarıbızğato our quotations | tsitatalarığızğato you all's quotations | tsitatalarınato their quotations |
| Locative | tsitataladain / at the quotations | tsitatalarımdain / at my quotations | tsitatalarıŋdain / at your quotations | tsitatalarındain / at his quotations | tsitatalarıbızdain / at our quotations | tsitatalarığızdain / at you all's quotations | tsitatalarındain / at their quotations |
| Ablative | tsitataladanfrom the quotations | tsitatalarımdanfrom my quotations | tsitatalarıŋdanfrom your quotations | tsitatalarındanfrom his quotations | tsitatalarıbızdanfrom our quotations | tsitatalarığızdanfrom you all's quotations | tsitatalarındanfrom their quotations |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: tsitataları can mean "his / her quotations", "their quotation", or "their quotations" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.