adet
/adet/ · plural adetle
1. custom, tradition, folk norm, established code of conduct — Before another noun it means traditional, customary: done or arranged according to custom.
- burunŋu adet — an ancient custom
- har elni adeti başha — every village has its own custom
- Qaraçay adet bla — by Karachay custom
- taw adetde — by mountain custom
- Qaraçay adetde — in Karachay custom
- alada adet alaydı — such is the custom among them
- ol zamannı adetleri — the customs of that time
- adetde jürügença — as is the custom
- bolub kelgen adet bla — according to established custom
- bilgen bilmegenni üretgen adetdi — the one who knows teaching the one who doesn't is the custom
- adet bilmegen aqılğa jetmez — one who knows no custom will not attain wisdom
- ata-baba adetin kütgen — observing ancestral customs
2. habit, customary way of behaving
- aman adet — a bad habit
- anı allay adeti bardı — he has such a habit
- anı allay adeti joqdu — he has no such habit
- ol anı adetidi — that is his habit
- öpkelegen adet — a habit of taking offense
- tabsız oynağan adeti bardı — he has a habit of playing roughly
- adet alıw — forming a habit
- adetinde bolmağan qılıq — behavior not in his habit
3. manners, social bearing
- igi adet — good manners
- anı adeti igidi — his manners are good
- igi adetge üretiw — teaching good manners
4. deed, act, antic
- ol adetleriŋi qoy — drop those antics of yours
- bu adetiŋ tüz tüldü — this deed of yours is not right
- allay adet etme — do not do such a thing
5. common use — In expressions for coming into or falling out of use.
- adet bolurğa — to come into common use
- adetge kirirge — to come into use
- adetden qururğa — to fall out of use
6. rite, ceremony
- toy adet — a wedding ceremony
- basdırıw adet — a funeral rite
- burunŋu adetni etdile — they performed the ancient rite
7. institution, established rules governing something
- üyleniw adet — the institution of marriage
- toynu etilgen adeti alaydı — such are the rules for holding a wedding
8. character, nature
- anı adeti alaydı — such is his nature
- meni adetim alay tüldü — my nature is not like that
- seni adetiŋi bileme — I know your character
9. principle, conviction, point of view
- ol meni adetimde tüldü — that is not in my principles
- meni adetimde bolğan zat tüldü — it is not a thing that is in my principles
- meni adetimde bolmağan zat — something not in my principles
- anı adetine köre — according to his convictions
10. fashion, vogue
- jaŋı adet — a new fashion
- bu adet bolğandı — this has become the fashion
- jaŋı adetge köre — according to the new fashion
11. cult, established practice of worship
- jaŋız terekge tabınŋan adet — the cult of worshipping a lone tree
- otha tabınıw adet — the cult of fire worship
- burunŋu tabınıw adetle — ancient cults of worship
12. limit, measure — In expressions about keeping within or exceeding bounds.
- adetinde — in moderation
- adetden çığıb — beyond measure
- adetden çıqmazğa — not to overstep the limit
- adetden çığarğa — to overstep the limit
- har zatnı adeti bardı — everything has its limit
13. customary law, adat
- adet bla şeriat — adat and sharia
14. propriety, decorum
- adetni buzmaz üçün — so as not to break propriety
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | adetthe custom | adetimmy custom | adetiŋyour custom | adetihis custom | adetibizour custom | adetigizyou all's custom | adetleritheir customs |
| Genitive | adetnithe custom's | adetimimy custom's | adetiŋiyour custom's | adetinihis custom's | adetibizniour custom's | adetigizniyou all's custom's | adetlerinitheir customs' |
| Accusative | adetnithe custom (as the object) | adetimimy custom (as the object) | adetiŋiyour custom (as the object) | adetinhis custom (as the object) | adetibizniour custom (as the object) | adetigizniyou all's custom (as the object) | adetlerintheir customs (as the object) |
| Dative | adetgeto the custom | adetimeto my custom | adetiŋeto your custom | adetineto his custom | adetibizgeto our custom | adetigizgeto you all's custom | adetlerineto their customs |
| Locative | adetdein / at the custom | adetimdein / at my custom | adetiŋdein / at your custom | adetindein / at his custom | adetibizdein / at our custom | adetigizdein / at you all's custom | adetlerindein / at their customs |
| Ablative | adetdenfrom the custom | adetimdenfrom my custom | adetiŋdenfrom your custom | adetindenfrom his custom | adetibizdenfrom our custom | adetigizdenfrom you all's custom | adetlerindenfrom their customs |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | adetlethe customs | adetlerimmy customs | adetleriŋyour customs | adetlerihis customs | adetleribizour customs | adetlerigizyou all's customs | adetleritheir customs |
| Genitive | adetlenithe customs' | adetlerimimy customs' | adetleriŋiyour customs' | adetlerinihis customs' | adetleribizniour customs' | adetlerigizniyou all's customs' | adetlerinitheir customs' |
| Accusative | adetlenithe customs (as the object) | adetlerimimy customs (as the object) | adetleriŋiyour customs (as the object) | adetlerinhis customs (as the object) | adetleribizniour customs (as the object) | adetlerigizniyou all's customs (as the object) | adetlerintheir customs (as the object) |
| Dative | adetlegeto the customs | adetlerimeto my customs | adetleriŋeto your customs | adetlerineto his customs | adetleribizgeto our customs | adetlerigizgeto you all's customs | adetlerineto their customs |
| Locative | adetledein / at the customs | adetlerimdein / at my customs | adetleriŋdein / at your customs | adetlerindein / at his customs | adetleribizdein / at our customs | adetlerigizdein / at you all's customs | adetlerindein / at their customs |
| Ablative | adetledenfrom the customs | adetlerimdenfrom my customs | adetleriŋdenfrom your customs | adetlerindenfrom his customs | adetleribizdenfrom our customs | adetlerigizdenfrom you all's customs | adetlerindenfrom their customs |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: adetleri can mean "his / her customs", "their custom", or "their customs" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.