Yaponlu
/japonlu/ · plural Yaponlula
a Japanese person, a member of the Japanese people — The plural yaponlula means the Japanese, the Japanese people. Before another noun it means Japanese, as in yaponlu alim "a Japanese scientist".
- ol Yaponludu — he is Japanese
- Yaponlu jaş — a Japanese young man
- Yaponlu alim — a Japanese scientist
- bizni polknu Yaponlu asker alğandı — the Japanese army has captured our regiment
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | Yaponluthe Japanese person | Yaponlummy Japanese person | Yaponluŋyour Japanese person | Yaponlusuhis Japanese person | Yaponlubuzour Japanese person | Yaponluğuzyou all's Japanese person | Yaponlularıtheir Japanese people |
| Genitive | Yaponlunuthe Japanese person's | Yaponlumumy Japanese person's | Yaponluŋuyour Japanese person's | Yaponlusunuhis Japanese person's | Yaponlubuznuour Japanese person's | Yaponluğuznuyou all's Japanese person's | Yaponlularınıtheir Japanese people's |
| Accusative | Yaponlunuthe Japanese person (as the object) | Yaponlumumy Japanese person (as the object) | Yaponluŋuyour Japanese person (as the object) | Yaponlusunhis Japanese person (as the object) | Yaponlubuznuour Japanese person (as the object) | Yaponluğuznuyou all's Japanese person (as the object) | Yaponlularıntheir Japanese people (as the object) |
| Dative | Yaponluğato the Japanese person | Yaponlumato my Japanese person | Yaponluŋato your Japanese person | Yaponlusunato his Japanese person | Yaponlubuzğato our Japanese person | Yaponluğuzğato you all's Japanese person | Yaponlularınato their Japanese people |
| Locative | Yaponludain / at the Japanese person | Yaponlumdain / at my Japanese person | Yaponluŋdain / at your Japanese person | Yaponlusundain / at his Japanese person | Yaponlubuzdain / at our Japanese person | Yaponluğuzdain / at you all's Japanese person | Yaponlularındain / at their Japanese people |
| Ablative | Yaponludanfrom the Japanese person | Yaponlumdanfrom my Japanese person | Yaponluŋdanfrom your Japanese person | Yaponlusundanfrom his Japanese person | Yaponlubuzdanfrom our Japanese person | Yaponluğuzdanfrom you all's Japanese person | Yaponlularındanfrom their Japanese people |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | Yaponlulathe Japanese people | Yaponlularımmy Japanese people | Yaponlularıŋyour Japanese people | Yaponlularıhis Japanese people | Yaponlularıbızour Japanese people | Yaponlularığızyou all's Japanese people | Yaponlularıtheir Japanese people |
| Genitive | Yaponlulanıthe Japanese people's | Yaponlularımımy Japanese people's | Yaponlularıŋıyour Japanese people's | Yaponlularınıhis Japanese people's | Yaponlularıbıznıour Japanese people's | Yaponlularığıznıyou all's Japanese people's | Yaponlularınıtheir Japanese people's |
| Accusative | Yaponlulanıthe Japanese people (as the object) | Yaponlularımımy Japanese people (as the object) | Yaponlularıŋıyour Japanese people (as the object) | Yaponlularınhis Japanese people (as the object) | Yaponlularıbıznıour Japanese people (as the object) | Yaponlularığıznıyou all's Japanese people (as the object) | Yaponlularıntheir Japanese people (as the object) |
| Dative | Yaponlulağato the Japanese people | Yaponlularımato my Japanese people | Yaponlularıŋato your Japanese people | Yaponlularınato his Japanese people | Yaponlularıbızğato our Japanese people | Yaponlularığızğato you all's Japanese people | Yaponlularınato their Japanese people |
| Locative | Yaponluladain / at the Japanese people | Yaponlularımdain / at my Japanese people | Yaponlularıŋdain / at your Japanese people | Yaponlularındain / at his Japanese people | Yaponlularıbızdain / at our Japanese people | Yaponlularığızdain / at you all's Japanese people | Yaponlularındain / at their Japanese people |
| Ablative | Yaponluladanfrom the Japanese people | Yaponlularımdanfrom my Japanese people | Yaponlularıŋdanfrom your Japanese people | Yaponlularındanfrom his Japanese people | Yaponlularıbızdanfrom our Japanese people | Yaponlularığızdanfrom you all's Japanese people | Yaponlularındanfrom their Japanese people |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: Yaponluları can mean "his / her Japanese people", "their Japanese person", or "their Japanese people" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.