Cases
Case suffixes are also similar to the Turkish suffixes. The main difference is that there are NO variants in Uzbek. There is only one suffix for each case except the dative case.
Case
Genitive Accusative Dative Locative Ablative |
Uzbek
-ning -ni -ga, -qa, -ka -da -dan |
Turkish (after vowels)
-nın, -nin, -nun, -nün -yı, -yi, -yu, -yü -ya, -ye -da, -de -dan, -den |
Turkish (after consonants)
-ın, -in, -un, -ün -ı, -i, -u, -ü -a, -e -da, -de (after voiced consonants), -ta, -te (after voiceless consonants) -dan, -den (after voiced consonants), -tan, -ten (after voiceless consonants) |
Genitive case suffix –ning is used with nouns in order to form a noun that indicates possessor.
Uzbek
mening qizim sizning og’lingiz |
Turkish
benim kızım sizin oğlunuz |
English
my daughter your son |
Locative case is used as a predicate itself or with bor, yo'q.
Uzbek
O'g'lim Turkiyada. Senda pul bor. Menda hech narsa yo'q. |
Turkish
Oğlum Türkiye'de. Sende para var. Benim hiç bir şeyim yok. |
Englısh
My son is in Turkey. You have money. I don't have anythıng. |
Full inflection
Case
Genitive Accusative Dative Locative Ablative |
Uzbek
davlatning davlatni davlatga davlatda davlatdan |
Turkish
devletin devleti devlete devlette devletten |
Compare and Contrast
Some verbs require different cases in two languages:
Uzbek
Sendan so'rash kerak. |
Turkish
Sana sormalı./Sana sormamız gerek. |
English
We have to ask you. |