zhilet
/ʒilet/ · plural zhiletle
vest, waistcoat: a short sleeveless, collarless garment worn under a suit jacket
- er kişilege jeŋsiz zhiletle tigedi — sews sleeveless vests for men
- jaŋı zhilet aldım — I bought a new vest
- ol qara zhilet kiygendi — he has put on a black vest
- zhiletimi qayda qoyduŋ? — where did you put my vest?
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | zhiletthe vest | zhiletimmy vest | zhiletiŋyour vest | zhiletihis vest | zhiletibizour vest | zhiletigizyou all's vest | zhiletleritheir vests |
| Genitive | zhiletnithe vest's | zhiletimimy vest's | zhiletiŋiyour vest's | zhiletinihis vest's | zhiletibizniour vest's | zhiletigizniyou all's vest's | zhiletlerinitheir vests' |
| Accusative | zhiletnithe vest (as the object) | zhiletimimy vest (as the object) | zhiletiŋiyour vest (as the object) | zhiletinhis vest (as the object) | zhiletibizniour vest (as the object) | zhiletigizniyou all's vest (as the object) | zhiletlerintheir vests (as the object) |
| Dative | zhiletgeto the vest | zhiletimeto my vest | zhiletiŋeto your vest | zhiletineto his vest | zhiletibizgeto our vest | zhiletigizgeto you all's vest | zhiletlerineto their vests |
| Locative | zhiletdein / at the vest | zhiletimdein / at my vest | zhiletiŋdein / at your vest | zhiletindein / at his vest | zhiletibizdein / at our vest | zhiletigizdein / at you all's vest | zhiletlerindein / at their vests |
| Ablative | zhiletdenfrom the vest | zhiletimdenfrom my vest | zhiletiŋdenfrom your vest | zhiletindenfrom his vest | zhiletibizdenfrom our vest | zhiletigizdenfrom you all's vest | zhiletlerindenfrom their vests |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | zhiletlethe vests | zhiletlerimmy vests | zhiletleriŋyour vests | zhiletlerihis vests | zhiletleribizour vests | zhiletlerigizyou all's vests | zhiletleritheir vests |
| Genitive | zhiletlenithe vests' | zhiletlerimimy vests' | zhiletleriŋiyour vests' | zhiletlerinihis vests' | zhiletleribizniour vests' | zhiletlerigizniyou all's vests' | zhiletlerinitheir vests' |
| Accusative | zhiletlenithe vests (as the object) | zhiletlerimimy vests (as the object) | zhiletleriŋiyour vests (as the object) | zhiletlerinhis vests (as the object) | zhiletleribizniour vests (as the object) | zhiletlerigizniyou all's vests (as the object) | zhiletlerintheir vests (as the object) |
| Dative | zhiletlegeto the vests | zhiletlerimeto my vests | zhiletleriŋeto your vests | zhiletlerineto his vests | zhiletleribizgeto our vests | zhiletlerigizgeto you all's vests | zhiletlerineto their vests |
| Locative | zhiletledein / at the vests | zhiletlerimdein / at my vests | zhiletleriŋdein / at your vests | zhiletlerindein / at his vests | zhiletleribizdein / at our vests | zhiletlerigizdein / at you all's vests | zhiletlerindein / at their vests |
| Ablative | zhiletledenfrom the vests | zhiletlerimdenfrom my vests | zhiletleriŋdenfrom your vests | zhiletlerindenfrom his vests | zhiletleribizdenfrom our vests | zhiletlerigizdenfrom you all's vests | zhiletlerindenfrom their vests |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: zhiletleri can mean "his / her vests", "their vest", or "their vests" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.