tüyme
/ tyjme /
Definitions noun button
Definitions noun button- (attributive)
Definitions noun a breast ornament of silver, gilt or gold plates with clasps
Definitions noun fastenings, buttons and loops
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | tüyme the button | tüymele the buttons | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | tüymeni the button's | tüymeleni the buttons' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | tüymeni the button (as the object) | tüymeleni the buttons (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | tüymege to the button | tüymelege to the buttons | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | tüymede at / in the button | tüymelede at / in the buttons | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | tüymeden from the button | tüymeleden from the buttons | 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 | tüymem my button | tüymelerim my buttons |
| your | tüymeŋ your button | tüymeleriŋ your buttons |
| his / her | tüymesi his / her button | tüymeleri his / her buttons |
| our | tüymebiz our button | tüymeleribiz our buttons |
| you all's | tüymegiz you all's button | tüymelerigiz you all's buttons |
| their | tüymeleri their button | tüymeleri their buttons |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: tüymeleri can mean "his / her buttons", "their button", or "their buttons" — context decides.