tufli
/tufli/ · plural tuflile
shoe, low shoe that does not cover the ankle — Borrowed from Russian in a plural form, it is used as a singular and takes an ordinary Karachay plural. Before another noun it means of or for shoes.
- jaŋı tuflile — new shoes
- bir tuflimi tabmayma — I cannot find one of my shoes
- tuflilerin kiydi — she put on her shoes
- qara tuflile alğanma — I have bought black shoes
- qız aq tuflile kiyib çıqdı — the girl went out wearing white shoes
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | tuflithe shoe | tuflimmy shoe | tufliŋyour shoe | tuflisihis shoe | tuflibizour shoe | tufligizyou all's shoe | tuflileritheir shoes |
| Genitive | tuflinithe shoe's | tuflimimy shoe's | tufliŋiyour shoe's | tuflisinihis shoe's | tuflibizniour shoe's | tufligizniyou all's shoe's | tuflilerinitheir shoes' |
| Accusative | tuflinithe shoe (as the object) | tuflimimy shoe (as the object) | tufliŋiyour shoe (as the object) | tuflisinhis shoe (as the object) | tuflibizniour shoe (as the object) | tufligizniyou all's shoe (as the object) | tuflilerintheir shoes (as the object) |
| Dative | tufligeto the shoe | tuflimeto my shoe | tufliŋeto your shoe | tuflisineto his shoe | tuflibizgeto our shoe | tufligizgeto you all's shoe | tuflilerineto their shoes |
| Locative | tuflidein / at the shoe | tuflimdein / at my shoe | tufliŋdein / at your shoe | tuflisindein / at his shoe | tuflibizdein / at our shoe | tufligizdein / at you all's shoe | tuflilerindein / at their shoes |
| Ablative | tuflidenfrom the shoe | tuflimdenfrom my shoe | tufliŋdenfrom your shoe | tuflisindenfrom his shoe | tuflibizdenfrom our shoe | tufligizdenfrom you all's shoe | tuflilerindenfrom their shoes |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | tuflilethe shoes | tuflilerimmy shoes | tuflileriŋyour shoes | tuflilerihis shoes | tuflileribizour shoes | tuflilerigizyou all's shoes | tuflileritheir shoes |
| Genitive | tuflilenithe shoes' | tuflilerimimy shoes' | tuflileriŋiyour shoes' | tuflilerinihis shoes' | tuflileribizniour shoes' | tuflilerigizniyou all's shoes' | tuflilerinitheir shoes' |
| Accusative | tuflilenithe shoes (as the object) | tuflilerimimy shoes (as the object) | tuflileriŋiyour shoes (as the object) | tuflilerinhis shoes (as the object) | tuflileribizniour shoes (as the object) | tuflilerigizniyou all's shoes (as the object) | tuflilerintheir shoes (as the object) |
| Dative | tuflilegeto the shoes | tuflilerimeto my shoes | tuflileriŋeto your shoes | tuflilerineto his shoes | tuflileribizgeto our shoes | tuflilerigizgeto you all's shoes | tuflilerineto their shoes |
| Locative | tufliledein / at the shoes | tuflilerimdein / at my shoes | tuflileriŋdein / at your shoes | tuflilerindein / at his shoes | tuflileribizdein / at our shoes | tuflilerigizdein / at you all's shoes | tuflilerindein / at their shoes |
| Ablative | tufliledenfrom the shoes | tuflilerimdenfrom my shoes | tuflileriŋdenfrom your shoes | tuflilerindenfrom his shoes | tuflileribizdenfrom our shoes | tuflilerigizdenfrom you all's shoes | tuflilerindenfrom their shoes |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: tuflileri can mean "his / her shoes", "their shoe", or "their shoes" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.