ölejek
/øledʒek/ · plural ölejekle
1. mortal, subject to death one source
- ölejek adam — a mortal person
- har adam ölejekdi — every person is mortal
- biz da ölejekbiz — we are mortal too
2. death, as what awaits every living being — Used as a noun in sayings about belief in death and resurrection: ölejekge iynanama "I believe in death". one source
- ölejekge iynanama, tirilgenŋe iynanmayma — I believe in death, I don't believe in resurrection
- ölejekge iynanama, tirilgenŋe da iynanama — I believe in death, and I believe in resurrection too
As an adjective
Saying it about someone
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | ölejekmeI am mortal | ölejekseyou are mortal | ölejekdihe is mortal | ölejekbizwe are mortal | ölejeksizyou all are mortal | ölejekdilethey are mortal |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden ölejekdi — "compared to me, he is mortal."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki ölejekdimine is mortal | seniki ölejekdiyours is mortal | anıqı ölejekdihis is mortal | bizniki ölejekdiours is mortal | sizniki ölejekdiyours (pl.) is mortal | alanıqı ölejekditheirs is mortal |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile ölejekdilemine are mortal | senikile ölejekdileyours are mortal | anıqıla ölejekdilehis are mortal | biznikile ölejekdileours are mortal | siznikile ölejekdileyours (pl.) are mortal | alanıqıla ölejekdiletheirs are mortal |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu ölejekdi, bıla ölejekdile. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".
As a noun
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ölejekthe death | ölejegimmy death | ölejegiŋyour death | ölejegihis death | ölejegibizour death | ölejegigizyou all's death | ölejekleritheir deaths |
| Genitive | ölejeknithe death's | ölejegimimy death's | ölejegiŋiyour death's | ölejeginihis death's | ölejegibizniour death's | ölejegigizniyou all's death's | ölejeklerinitheir deaths' |
| Accusative | ölejeknithe death (as the object) | ölejegimimy death (as the object) | ölejegiŋiyour death (as the object) | ölejeginhis death (as the object) | ölejegibizniour death (as the object) | ölejegigizniyou all's death (as the object) | ölejeklerintheir deaths (as the object) |
| Dative | ölejekgeto the death | ölejegimeto my death | ölejegiŋeto your death | ölejegineto his death | ölejegibizgeto our death | ölejegigizgeto you all's death | ölejeklerineto their deaths |
| Locative | ölejekdein / at the death | ölejegimdein / at my death | ölejegiŋdein / at your death | ölejegindein / at his death | ölejegibizdein / at our death | ölejegigizdein / at you all's death | ölejeklerindein / at their deaths |
| Ablative | ölejekdenfrom the death | ölejegimdenfrom my death | ölejegiŋdenfrom your death | ölejegindenfrom his death | ölejegibizdenfrom our death | ölejegigizdenfrom you all's death | ölejeklerindenfrom their deaths |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ölejeklethe deaths | ölejeklerimmy deaths | ölejekleriŋyour deaths | ölejeklerihis deaths | ölejekleribizour deaths | ölejeklerigizyou all's deaths | ölejekleritheir deaths |
| Genitive | ölejeklenithe deaths' | ölejeklerimimy deaths' | ölejekleriŋiyour deaths' | ölejeklerinihis deaths' | ölejekleribizniour deaths' | ölejeklerigizniyou all's deaths' | ölejeklerinitheir deaths' |
| Accusative | ölejeklenithe deaths (as the object) | ölejeklerimimy deaths (as the object) | ölejekleriŋiyour deaths (as the object) | ölejeklerinhis deaths (as the object) | ölejekleribizniour deaths (as the object) | ölejeklerigizniyou all's deaths (as the object) | ölejeklerintheir deaths (as the object) |
| Dative | ölejeklegeto the deaths | ölejeklerimeto my deaths | ölejekleriŋeto your deaths | ölejeklerineto his deaths | ölejekleribizgeto our deaths | ölejeklerigizgeto you all's deaths | ölejeklerineto their deaths |
| Locative | ölejekledein / at the deaths | ölejeklerimdein / at my deaths | ölejekleriŋdein / at your deaths | ölejeklerindein / at his deaths | ölejekleribizdein / at our deaths | ölejeklerigizdein / at you all's deaths | ölejeklerindein / at their deaths |
| Ablative | ölejekledenfrom the deaths | ölejeklerimdenfrom my deaths | ölejekleriŋdenfrom your deaths | ölejeklerindenfrom his deaths | ölejekleribizdenfrom our deaths | ölejeklerigizdenfrom you all's deaths | ölejeklerindenfrom their deaths |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: ölejekleri can mean "his / her deaths", "their death", or "their deaths" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.