bejen
/bedʒen/ · plural bejenle
1. pier, pile, supporting post — Most often the pier or pile that holds up a bridge: köpürnü bejeni.
- köpürnü bejenleri — the piers of the bridge
- köpürnü ara bejeni — the central pier of the bridge
- köpürge bejen işleydile — they are building a pier for the bridge
- bejenlerine taş taşıydı — carries stones to its piers
- ağaç bejenle — wooden piles
2. dam, embankment — A dam that holds water back, or a mound built along a river so the water does not wear away the banks or flood.
- suw bejenleni buzdu — the water destroyed the dams
- bejen suwnu tıyadı — the dam holds back the water
- ullu bejen — a large dam
- bejenni işlerge — to build the dam
3. stook, shock of grain sheaves — Sheaves of grain stood upright against one another to dry in the field.
- arpa bejenle — stooks of barley
- buday bejenle — stooks of wheat
- arpa külteleden bejenle etib qurutadıla — they make stooks from barley sheaves and dry them
- sabanda bejenle — stooks in the field
- bejenle salırğa — to set up stooks
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | bejenthe pier | bejenimmy pier | bejeniŋyour pier | bejenihis pier | bejenibizour pier | bejenigizyou all's pier | bejenleritheir piers |
| Genitive | bejennithe pier's | bejenimimy pier's | bejeniŋiyour pier's | bejeninihis pier's | bejenibizniour pier's | bejenigizniyou all's pier's | bejenlerinitheir piers' |
| Accusative | bejennithe pier (as the object) | bejenimimy pier (as the object) | bejeniŋiyour pier (as the object) | bejeninhis pier (as the object) | bejenibizniour pier (as the object) | bejenigizniyou all's pier (as the object) | bejenlerintheir piers (as the object) |
| Dative | bejenŋeto the pier | bejenimeto my pier | bejeniŋeto your pier | bejenineto his pier | bejenibizgeto our pier | bejenigizgeto you all's pier | bejenlerineto their piers |
| Locative | bejendein / at the pier | bejenimdein / at my pier | bejeniŋdein / at your pier | bejenindein / at his pier | bejenibizdein / at our pier | bejenigizdein / at you all's pier | bejenlerindein / at their piers |
| Ablative | bejendenfrom the pier | bejenimdenfrom my pier | bejeniŋdenfrom your pier | bejenindenfrom his pier | bejenibizdenfrom our pier | bejenigizdenfrom you all's pier | bejenlerindenfrom their piers |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | bejenlethe piers | bejenlerimmy piers | bejenleriŋyour piers | bejenlerihis piers | bejenleribizour piers | bejenlerigizyou all's piers | bejenleritheir piers |
| Genitive | bejenlenithe piers' | bejenlerimimy piers' | bejenleriŋiyour piers' | bejenlerinihis piers' | bejenleribizniour piers' | bejenlerigizniyou all's piers' | bejenlerinitheir piers' |
| Accusative | bejenlenithe piers (as the object) | bejenlerimimy piers (as the object) | bejenleriŋiyour piers (as the object) | bejenlerinhis piers (as the object) | bejenleribizniour piers (as the object) | bejenlerigizniyou all's piers (as the object) | bejenlerintheir piers (as the object) |
| Dative | bejenlegeto the piers | bejenlerimeto my piers | bejenleriŋeto your piers | bejenlerineto his piers | bejenleribizgeto our piers | bejenlerigizgeto you all's piers | bejenlerineto their piers |
| Locative | bejenledein / at the piers | bejenlerimdein / at my piers | bejenleriŋdein / at your piers | bejenlerindein / at his piers | bejenleribizdein / at our piers | bejenlerigizdein / at you all's piers | bejenlerindein / at their piers |
| Ablative | bejenledenfrom the piers | bejenlerimdenfrom my piers | bejenleriŋdenfrom your piers | bejenlerindenfrom his piers | bejenleribizdenfrom our piers | bejenlerigizdenfrom you all's piers | bejenlerindenfrom their piers |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: bejenleri can mean "his / her piers", "their pier", or "their piers" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.