tunnel
/tunnel/ · plural tunnelle
tunnel, a passage made under the ground or through a mountain
- tunnel tawnu etegi bla öterikdi — the tunnel will pass along the foot of the mountain
- Oğarı Malqarğa barğan jolnu tunneli — the tunnel of the road going to Upper Balkaria
- tunnelden ötdük — we passed through the tunnel
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | tunnelthe tunnel | tunnelimmy tunnel | tunneliŋyour tunnel | tunnelihis tunnel | tunnelibizour tunnel | tunneligizyou all's tunnel | tunnelleritheir tunnels |
| Genitive | tunnelnithe tunnel's | tunnelimimy tunnel's | tunneliŋiyour tunnel's | tunnelinihis tunnel's | tunnelibizniour tunnel's | tunneligizniyou all's tunnel's | tunnellerinitheir tunnels' |
| Accusative | tunnelnithe tunnel (as the object) | tunnelimimy tunnel (as the object) | tunneliŋiyour tunnel (as the object) | tunnelinhis tunnel (as the object) | tunnelibizniour tunnel (as the object) | tunneligizniyou all's tunnel (as the object) | tunnellerintheir tunnels (as the object) |
| Dative | tunnelgeto the tunnel | tunnelimeto my tunnel | tunneliŋeto your tunnel | tunnelineto his tunnel | tunnelibizgeto our tunnel | tunneligizgeto you all's tunnel | tunnellerineto their tunnels |
| Locative | tunneldein / at the tunnel | tunnelimdein / at my tunnel | tunneliŋdein / at your tunnel | tunnelindein / at his tunnel | tunnelibizdein / at our tunnel | tunneligizdein / at you all's tunnel | tunnellerindein / at their tunnels |
| Ablative | tunneldenfrom the tunnel | tunnelimdenfrom my tunnel | tunneliŋdenfrom your tunnel | tunnelindenfrom his tunnel | tunnelibizdenfrom our tunnel | tunneligizdenfrom you all's tunnel | tunnellerindenfrom their tunnels |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | tunnellethe tunnels | tunnellerimmy tunnels | tunnelleriŋyour tunnels | tunnellerihis tunnels | tunnelleribizour tunnels | tunnellerigizyou all's tunnels | tunnelleritheir tunnels |
| Genitive | tunnellenithe tunnels' | tunnellerimimy tunnels' | tunnelleriŋiyour tunnels' | tunnellerinihis tunnels' | tunnelleribizniour tunnels' | tunnellerigizniyou all's tunnels' | tunnellerinitheir tunnels' |
| Accusative | tunnellenithe tunnels (as the object) | tunnellerimimy tunnels (as the object) | tunnelleriŋiyour tunnels (as the object) | tunnellerinhis tunnels (as the object) | tunnelleribizniour tunnels (as the object) | tunnellerigizniyou all's tunnels (as the object) | tunnellerintheir tunnels (as the object) |
| Dative | tunnellegeto the tunnels | tunnellerimeto my tunnels | tunnelleriŋeto your tunnels | tunnellerineto his tunnels | tunnelleribizgeto our tunnels | tunnellerigizgeto you all's tunnels | tunnellerineto their tunnels |
| Locative | tunnelledein / at the tunnels | tunnellerimdein / at my tunnels | tunnelleriŋdein / at your tunnels | tunnellerindein / at his tunnels | tunnelleribizdein / at our tunnels | tunnellerigizdein / at you all's tunnels | tunnellerindein / at their tunnels |
| Ablative | tunnelledenfrom the tunnels | tunnellerimdenfrom my tunnels | tunnelleriŋdenfrom your tunnels | tunnellerindenfrom his tunnels | tunnelleribizdenfrom our tunnels | tunnellerigizdenfrom you all's tunnels | tunnellerindenfrom their tunnels |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: tunnelleri can mean "his / her tunnels", "their tunnel", or "their tunnels" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.