tülkü
/ tylky /
Definition noun fox
Found in Animals
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | tülkü the fox | tülküle the foxes | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | tülkünü the fox's | tülküleni the foxes' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | tülkünü the fox (as the object) | tülküleni the foxes (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | tülküge to the fox | tülkülege to the foxes | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | tülküde at / in the fox | tülkülede at / in the foxes | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | tülküden from the fox | tülküleden from the foxes | 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 | tülküm my fox | tülkülerim my foxes |
| your | tülküng your fox | tülkülering your foxes |
| his / her | tülküsü his / her fox | tülküleri his / her foxes |
| our | tülkübüz our fox | tülküleribiz our foxes |
| you all's | tülkügüz you all's fox | tülkülerigiz you all's foxes |
| their | tülküleri their fox | tülküleri their foxes |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: tülküleri can mean "his / her foxes", "their fox", or "their foxes" — context decides.