uzbek
/uzbek/ · plural uzbekle
1. an Uzbek person
- ol uzbekdi — he is an Uzbek
- uzbekle mında jaşaydıla — Uzbeks live here
- meni şohum uzbekdi — my friend is an Uzbek
2. Uzbek, of the Uzbeks or Uzbekistan — Used before nouns, as in uzbek til "the Uzbek language" and uzbek tişirıw "Uzbek woman".
- uzbek til — the Uzbek language
- uzbek halq — the Uzbek people
- uzbek tişirıw — an Uzbek woman
- uzbek jaş — an Uzbek lad
- men uzbek tilni bileme — I know the Uzbek language
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | uzbekthe Uzbek | uzbegimmy Uzbek | uzbegiŋyour Uzbek | uzbegihis Uzbek | uzbegibizour Uzbek | uzbegigizyou all's Uzbek | uzbekleritheir Uzbeks |
| Genitive | uzbeknithe Uzbek's | uzbegimimy Uzbek's | uzbegiŋiyour Uzbek's | uzbeginihis Uzbek's | uzbegibizniour Uzbek's | uzbegigizniyou all's Uzbek's | uzbeklerinitheir Uzbeks' |
| Accusative | uzbeknithe Uzbek (as the object) | uzbegimimy Uzbek (as the object) | uzbegiŋiyour Uzbek (as the object) | uzbeginhis Uzbek (as the object) | uzbegibizniour Uzbek (as the object) | uzbegigizniyou all's Uzbek (as the object) | uzbeklerintheir Uzbeks (as the object) |
| Dative | uzbekgeto the Uzbek | uzbegimeto my Uzbek | uzbegiŋeto your Uzbek | uzbegineto his Uzbek | uzbegibizgeto our Uzbek | uzbegigizgeto you all's Uzbek | uzbeklerineto their Uzbeks |
| Locative | uzbekdein / at the Uzbek | uzbegimdein / at my Uzbek | uzbegiŋdein / at your Uzbek | uzbegindein / at his Uzbek | uzbegibizdein / at our Uzbek | uzbegigizdein / at you all's Uzbek | uzbeklerindein / at their Uzbeks |
| Ablative | uzbekdenfrom the Uzbek | uzbegimdenfrom my Uzbek | uzbegiŋdenfrom your Uzbek | uzbegindenfrom his Uzbek | uzbegibizdenfrom our Uzbek | uzbegigizdenfrom you all's Uzbek | uzbeklerindenfrom their Uzbeks |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | uzbeklethe Uzbeks | uzbeklerimmy Uzbeks | uzbekleriŋyour Uzbeks | uzbeklerihis Uzbeks | uzbekleribizour Uzbeks | uzbeklerigizyou all's Uzbeks | uzbekleritheir Uzbeks |
| Genitive | uzbeklenithe Uzbeks' | uzbeklerimimy Uzbeks' | uzbekleriŋiyour Uzbeks' | uzbeklerinihis Uzbeks' | uzbekleribizniour Uzbeks' | uzbeklerigizniyou all's Uzbeks' | uzbeklerinitheir Uzbeks' |
| Accusative | uzbeklenithe Uzbeks (as the object) | uzbeklerimimy Uzbeks (as the object) | uzbekleriŋiyour Uzbeks (as the object) | uzbeklerinhis Uzbeks (as the object) | uzbekleribizniour Uzbeks (as the object) | uzbeklerigizniyou all's Uzbeks (as the object) | uzbeklerintheir Uzbeks (as the object) |
| Dative | uzbeklegeto the Uzbeks | uzbeklerimeto my Uzbeks | uzbekleriŋeto your Uzbeks | uzbeklerineto his Uzbeks | uzbekleribizgeto our Uzbeks | uzbeklerigizgeto you all's Uzbeks | uzbeklerineto their Uzbeks |
| Locative | uzbekledein / at the Uzbeks | uzbeklerimdein / at my Uzbeks | uzbekleriŋdein / at your Uzbeks | uzbeklerindein / at his Uzbeks | uzbekleribizdein / at our Uzbeks | uzbeklerigizdein / at you all's Uzbeks | uzbeklerindein / at their Uzbeks |
| Ablative | uzbekledenfrom the Uzbeks | uzbeklerimdenfrom my Uzbeks | uzbekleriŋdenfrom your Uzbeks | uzbeklerindenfrom his Uzbeks | uzbekleribizdenfrom our Uzbeks | uzbeklerigizdenfrom you all's Uzbeks | uzbeklerindenfrom their Uzbeks |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: uzbekleri can mean "his / her Uzbeks", "their Uzbek", or "their Uzbeks" — context decides.
Whose it is
| Case | one thing, one owner | several things, one owner | one thing, several owners | several things, several owners |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | uzbeknikithe Uzbek's one | uzbeknikilethe Uzbek's ones | uzbeklenikithe Uzbeks' one | uzbeklenikilethe Uzbeks' ones |
| Genitive | uzbeknikiniof the Uzbek's one | uzbeknikileniof the Uzbek's ones | uzbeklenikiniof the Uzbeks' one | uzbeklenikileniof the Uzbeks' ones |
| Accusative | uzbeknikinthe Uzbek's one (as the object) | uzbeknikilenithe Uzbek's ones (as the object) | uzbeklenikinthe Uzbeks' one (as the object) | uzbeklenikilenithe Uzbeks' ones (as the object) |
| Dative | uzbeknikineto the Uzbek's one | uzbeknikilegeto the Uzbek's ones | uzbeklenikineto the Uzbeks' one | uzbeklenikilegeto the Uzbeks' ones |
| Locative | uzbeknikindein / at the Uzbek's one | uzbeknikiledein / at the Uzbek's ones | uzbeklenikindein / at the Uzbeks' one | uzbeklenikiledein / at the Uzbeks' ones |
| Ablative | uzbeknikindenfrom the Uzbek's one | uzbeknikiledenfrom the Uzbek's ones | uzbeklenikindenfrom the Uzbeks' one | uzbeklenikiledenfrom the Uzbeks' ones |
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.