abrek
/abrek/
Definitions
1. an abrek: a historical Caucasian outlaw or insurgent who left home and lived in the mountains
- ol abreklege qoşuladı — he joined the abreks
- abrekle bla Terekni arı janına — with the abreks across the Terek
- tawğa abrek ketib — having gone to the mountains as an abrek
2. a person who leaves home or stays away for a long time, often after taking offence — Chiefly in абрек иерге and абрек кетерге, referring to leaving or staying away after a grievance.
- üyünden abrek ketib — having left home in offence
- abrek ketgen eding? — had you gone away?
- abrek ketgenden başha madar — no alternative but going away
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| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | abrekthe abrek | abreklethe abreks | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | abreknithe abrek's | abreklenithe abreks' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | abreknithe abrek (as the object) | abreklenithe abreks (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | abrekgeto the abrek | abreklegeto the abreks | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | abrekdeat / in the abrek | abrekledeat / in the abreks | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | abrekdenfrom the abrek | abrekledenfrom the abreks | where it comes from; also "than" when comparing |
When to use each case
- nominative
- the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence
- genitive
- the owner — whose it is
- accusative
- a specific, known object — whom or what
- dative
- direction or recipient — to where, to whom
- locative
- where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it"
- ablative
- where it comes from; also "than" when comparing
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.
With an owner
| One owned | Several owned | |
|---|---|---|
| my | abregimmy abrek | abreklerimmy abreks |
| your | abregingyour abrek | abrekleringyour abreks |
| his / her | abregihis / her abrek | abreklerihis / her abreks |
| our | abregibizour abrek | abrekleribizour abreks |
| you all's | abregigizyou all's abrek | abreklerigizyou all's abreks |
| their | abrekleritheir abrek | abrekleritheir abreks |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: abrekleri can mean "his / her abreks", "their abrek", or "their abreks" — context decides.