Genitive case (ilik septik) of nouns in the Kazakh language, the description and examples

Родительный падеж (ілік септік)

Genitive case (ilik septik) answers the questions kimniń? kimderdiń? (whose?), neniń? nelerdiń? (what?) and is used to show belonging.

Qazaq English Question
Aman-nyń kita-by the book of Aman kimniń?
bala-nyń dob-y boy’s ball kimniń?
kolhoz-dyń ferma-sy collective farm neniń?
ózen-niń sý-lar river water neniń?

Endings

Genitive case (ilik septik) has the endings: -nyń (-niń), -dyń, (-diń), -tyń (-tiń).

The word ends with Example Affix
  • vowel -a, -á, -e, -ı, -ý, -y, -i
  • sonorous consonant -m, -n, -ń
 Sáýle-niń palto-sy (Saule’s coat).
Natasha-nyń etig-i (Natasha’s boots).		 -nyń (-niń)
  • sonorous consonant -l, -r, -ý
  • voiced consonant -j, -z
 Asqar-dyń úı-i (Askar’s house).
Kúz-diń orta-sy (mid-autumn).		 -dyń (-diń)
  • voiceless consonant -k, -q, -p, -s, -t, -sh
  • voiced consonants -b, -v, -g, -ǵ, -d
 Klýb-tyń ish-i (in the club).
Ivanov-tyń kita-by (Ivanov’s book).		 -tyń (-tin)

Nouns in the genitive case (ilik septik) in the proposal are the definition (anyqtaýysh) and stand before the modified word (anyqtaıtyn sózdiń altyna). The defined word is used the possessive form. The defined word acquires the 3rd person affix  -y/-i, -sy/-si.

Qazaq English Affix
Baqyt-tyń kitab-y
Ahmet-tiń qaryndash-lar		 Bakhyt’s book
Ahmet’s pencil		 -y
Eset-tiń dápter-i
Aman-nyń meken-jaıy-i		 Eset’s notebook
Aman’s address		 -i
Nurlan-nyń aǵa-sy
Ámi-diń bala-sy		 Nurlan’s older brother
Amira’s child		 -sy
Anar-dyń áje-si
Omar-dyń ini-si		 Anara’s granny
Omar’s younger brother		 -si

When writing dates, the affix of the genitive case is added to the month name, and the possessive affix for the number:

Qazaq English
qańtar-dyń bir-i the first of January
aqpan-nyń mehanıka-si the second of February
naýryz-dyń úsh-i the third of March
sáýir-diń tórt-i the fourth of April
mamyr-dyń bes-i the fifth of May
maýsym-nyń alty-sy the sixth of June
shilde-nyń jeti-si the seventh of July
tamyz-dyń segiz-i the eighth of August
qyrkúıek-tiń toǵyz-lar the ninth of September
qazan-nyń ol-lar the tenth of October
qarasha-nyń ol bir-i the eleventh of November
jeltoqsan-nyń on eki-si the twelfth of December