üydegi
/yjdeɡi/ · plural üydegile
1. family, household
- tolu üydegi — a complete family (father, mother and children)
- üydegiŋ barmıdı? — do you have a family?
- üydegi jaşaw — family life
- on başlı üydegi — a family of ten
- üydegim ullu — my family is big
2. children (collectively)
- üydegisi aslam — he has many children
- üydegim jetgendi — my children have grown up
- üydegi ösdürürge — to bring up children
- üydegiŋden quwanırğa — to have joy from your children
3. wife
- anı üydegisi — his wife
- üydegige bir sorayım — let me just ask my wife
- üydegige bildirdim — I informed my wife
Expressions
- üy bla bir üydegi — large family
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | üydegithe family | üydegimmy family | üydegiŋyour family | üydegisihis family | üydegibizour family | üydegigizyou all's family | üydegileritheir families |
| Genitive | üydeginithe family's | üydegimimy family's | üydegiŋiyour family's | üydegisinihis family's | üydegibizniour family's | üydegigizniyou all's family's | üydegilerinitheir families' |
| Accusative | üydeginithe family (as the object) | üydegimimy family (as the object) | üydegiŋiyour family (as the object) | üydegisinhis family (as the object) | üydegibizniour family (as the object) | üydegigizniyou all's family (as the object) | üydegilerintheir families (as the object) |
| Dative | üydegigeto the family | üydegimeto my family | üydegiŋeto your family | üydegisineto his family | üydegibizgeto our family | üydegigizgeto you all's family | üydegilerineto their families |
| Locative | üydegidein / at the family | üydegimdein / at my family | üydegiŋdein / at your family | üydegisindein / at his family | üydegibizdein / at our family | üydegigizdein / at you all's family | üydegilerindein / at their families |
| Ablative | üydegidenfrom the family | üydegimdenfrom my family | üydegiŋdenfrom your family | üydegisindenfrom his family | üydegibizdenfrom our family | üydegigizdenfrom you all's family | üydegilerindenfrom their families |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | üydegilethe families | üydegilerimmy families | üydegileriŋyour families | üydegilerihis families | üydegileribizour families | üydegilerigizyou all's families | üydegileritheir families |
| Genitive | üydegilenithe families' | üydegilerimimy families' | üydegileriŋiyour families' | üydegilerinihis families' | üydegileribizniour families' | üydegilerigizniyou all's families' | üydegilerinitheir families' |
| Accusative | üydegilenithe families (as the object) | üydegilerimimy families (as the object) | üydegileriŋiyour families (as the object) | üydegilerinhis families (as the object) | üydegileribizniour families (as the object) | üydegilerigizniyou all's families (as the object) | üydegilerintheir families (as the object) |
| Dative | üydegilegeto the families | üydegilerimeto my families | üydegileriŋeto your families | üydegilerineto his families | üydegileribizgeto our families | üydegilerigizgeto you all's families | üydegilerineto their families |
| Locative | üydegiledein / at the families | üydegilerimdein / at my families | üydegileriŋdein / at your families | üydegilerindein / at his families | üydegileribizdein / at our families | üydegilerigizdein / at you all's families | üydegilerindein / at their families |
| Ablative | üydegiledenfrom the families | üydegilerimdenfrom my families | üydegileriŋdenfrom your families | üydegilerindenfrom his families | üydegileribizdenfrom our families | üydegilerigizdenfrom you all's families | üydegilerindenfrom their families |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: üydegileri can mean "his / her families", "their family", or "their families" — context decides.
Whose it is
| Case | one thing, one owner | several things, one owner | one thing, several owners | several things, several owners |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | üydeginikithe family's one | üydeginikilethe family's ones | üydegilenikithe families' one | üydegilenikilethe families' ones |
| Genitive | üydeginikiniof the family's one | üydeginikileniof the family's ones | üydegilenikiniof the families' one | üydegilenikileniof the families' ones |
| Accusative | üydeginikinthe family's one (as the object) | üydeginikilenithe family's ones (as the object) | üydegilenikinthe families' one (as the object) | üydegilenikilenithe families' ones (as the object) |
| Dative | üydeginikineto the family's one | üydeginikilegeto the family's ones | üydegilenikineto the families' one | üydegilenikilegeto the families' ones |
| Locative | üydeginikindein / at the family's one | üydeginikiledein / at the family's ones | üydegilenikindein / at the families' one | üydegilenikiledein / at the families' ones |
| Ablative | üydeginikindenfrom the family's one | üydeginikiledenfrom the family's ones | üydegilenikindenfrom the families' one | üydegilenikiledenfrom the families' ones |
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.