belek
/belek/
Definitions
1. a part, a portion, a certain number of something
- kitablanı bir belegin aldım — I took some of the books
- bir belek jıl — a number of years
- belekni üleşdile — they shared out the portion
2. a unit, a detachment
- asker belek — a military unit
- asker belekni başçısı — the commander of the military unit
- asker belek keldi — a military unit arrived
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | belekthe part | beleklethe parts | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | beleknithe part's | beleklenithe parts' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | beleknithe part (as the object) | beleklenithe parts (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | belekgeto the part | beleklegeto the parts | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | belekdeat / in the part | belekledeat / in the parts | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | belekdenfrom the part | belekledenfrom the parts | 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 | belegimmy part | beleklerimmy parts |
| your | belegingyour part | belekleringyour parts |
| his / her | belegihis / her part | beleklerihis / her parts |
| our | belegibizour part | belekleribizour parts |
| you all's | belegigizyou all's part | beleklerigizyou all's parts |
| their | belekleritheir part | belekleritheir parts |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: belekleri can mean "his / her parts", "their part", or "their parts" — context decides.