uşaq
/ uʃaq /
Definition noun conversation, talk, chat, dialogue
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | uşaq the conversation | uşaqla the conversations | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | uşaqnı the conversation's | uşaqlanı the conversations' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | uşaqnı the conversation (as the object) | uşaqlanı the conversations (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | uşaqğa to the conversation | uşaqlağa to the conversations | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | uşaqda at / in the conversation | uşaqlada at / in the conversations | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | uşaqdan from the conversation | uşaqladan from the conversations | 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 | uşağım my conversation | uşaqlarım my conversations |
| your | uşağıŋ your conversation | uşaqlarıŋ your conversations |
| his / her | uşağı his / her conversation | uşaqları his / her conversations |
| our | uşağıbız our conversation | uşaqlarıbız our conversations |
| you all's | uşağığız you all's conversation | uşaqlarığız you all's conversations |
| their | uşaqları their conversation | uşaqları their conversations |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: uşaqları can mean "his / her conversations", "their conversation", or "their conversations" — context decides.