çlen
/tʃlen/ · plural çlenle
1. member, a person (or country) belonging to an organization, group or family
- partiyanı çleni — a member of the party
- kolhozğa çlen bolurğa — to become a member of the collective farm
- brigadanı çlenleri işge çıqdıla — the members of the brigade went out to work
- üyürnü çleni — a member of the family
2. member, part of a sentence
- aytımnı baş çleni — the principal member of the sentence
- aytımnı sansız çlenleri — the secondary members of the sentence
- aytımnı bir tuqum çlenleri — the homogeneous members of the sentence
- baş çlenle bla sansız çlenle — principal members and secondary members
- aytımnı çlenleri eki qawumğa üleşinedile — the members of a sentence divide into two groups
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | çlenthe member | çlenimmy member | çleniŋyour member | çlenihis member | çlenibizour member | çlenigizyou all's member | çlenleritheir members |
| Genitive | çlennithe member's | çlenimimy member's | çleniŋiyour member's | çleninihis member's | çlenibizniour member's | çlenigizniyou all's member's | çlenlerinitheir members' |
| Accusative | çlennithe member (as the object) | çlenimimy member (as the object) | çleniŋiyour member (as the object) | çleninhis member (as the object) | çlenibizniour member (as the object) | çlenigizniyou all's member (as the object) | çlenlerintheir members (as the object) |
| Dative | çlenŋeto the member | çlenimeto my member | çleniŋeto your member | çlenineto his member | çlenibizgeto our member | çlenigizgeto you all's member | çlenlerineto their members |
| Locative | çlendein / at the member | çlenimdein / at my member | çleniŋdein / at your member | çlenindein / at his member | çlenibizdein / at our member | çlenigizdein / at you all's member | çlenlerindein / at their members |
| Ablative | çlendenfrom the member | çlenimdenfrom my member | çleniŋdenfrom your member | çlenindenfrom his member | çlenibizdenfrom our member | çlenigizdenfrom you all's member | çlenlerindenfrom their members |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | çlenlethe members | çlenlerimmy members | çlenleriŋyour members | çlenlerihis members | çlenleribizour members | çlenlerigizyou all's members | çlenleritheir members |
| Genitive | çlenlenithe members' | çlenlerimimy members' | çlenleriŋiyour members' | çlenlerinihis members' | çlenleribizniour members' | çlenlerigizniyou all's members' | çlenlerinitheir members' |
| Accusative | çlenlenithe members (as the object) | çlenlerimimy members (as the object) | çlenleriŋiyour members (as the object) | çlenlerinhis members (as the object) | çlenleribizniour members (as the object) | çlenlerigizniyou all's members (as the object) | çlenlerintheir members (as the object) |
| Dative | çlenlegeto the members | çlenlerimeto my members | çlenleriŋeto your members | çlenlerineto his members | çlenleribizgeto our members | çlenlerigizgeto you all's members | çlenlerineto their members |
| Locative | çlenledein / at the members | çlenlerimdein / at my members | çlenleriŋdein / at your members | çlenlerindein / at his members | çlenleribizdein / at our members | çlenlerigizdein / at you all's members | çlenlerindein / at their members |
| Ablative | çlenledenfrom the members | çlenlerimdenfrom my members | çlenleriŋdenfrom your members | çlenlerindenfrom his members | çlenleribizdenfrom our members | çlenlerigizdenfrom you all's members | çlenlerindenfrom their members |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: çlenleri can mean "his / her members", "their member", or "their members" — context decides.
Whose it is
| Case | one thing, one owner | several things, one owner | one thing, several owners | several things, several owners |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | çlennikithe member's one | çlennikilethe member's ones | çlenlenikithe members' one | çlenlenikilethe members' ones |
| Genitive | çlennikiniof the member's one | çlennikileniof the member's ones | çlenlenikiniof the members' one | çlenlenikileniof the members' ones |
| Accusative | çlennikinthe member's one (as the object) | çlennikilenithe member's ones (as the object) | çlenlenikinthe members' one (as the object) | çlenlenikilenithe members' ones (as the object) |
| Dative | çlennikineto the member's one | çlennikilegeto the member's ones | çlenlenikineto the members' one | çlenlenikilegeto the members' ones |
| Locative | çlennikindein / at the member's one | çlennikiledein / at the member's ones | çlenlenikindein / at the members' one | çlenlenikiledein / at the members' ones |
| Ablative | çlennikindenfrom the member's one | çlennikiledenfrom the member's ones | çlenlenikindenfrom the members' one | çlenlenikiledenfrom the members' ones |
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.