berne
/berne/ · plural bernele
1. dowry, the goods a bride brings
- berne bergen tüknü tükge jalğar — the one who gives a dowry barely makes ends meet
- berne dawsuz işge daw çığarır — where there is a dowry, there is a quarrel
- berne kölek — a dowry shirt
- qıznı bernesi hazırdı — the girl's dowry is ready
2. bride's gifts to the groom's relatives, wedding gifts of cloth
- bernesin hazır eterge — to get her gifts for the groom's family ready
- berne kölek — a shirt given as a bride's gift
- kelin bernesin berdi — the bride gave out her gifts
- qayın ananı bernesi — the mother-in-law's gift from the bride
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | bernethe dowry | bernemmy dowry | berneŋyour dowry | bernesihis dowry | bernebizour dowry | bernegizyou all's dowry | berneleritheir dowries |
| Genitive | bernenithe dowry's | bernemimy dowry's | berneŋiyour dowry's | bernesinihis dowry's | bernebizniour dowry's | bernegizniyou all's dowry's | bernelerinitheir dowries' |
| Accusative | bernenithe dowry (as the object) | bernemimy dowry (as the object) | berneŋiyour dowry (as the object) | bernesinhis dowry (as the object) | bernebizniour dowry (as the object) | bernegizniyou all's dowry (as the object) | bernelerintheir dowries (as the object) |
| Dative | bernegeto the dowry | bernemeto my dowry | berneŋeto your dowry | bernesineto his dowry | bernebizgeto our dowry | bernegizgeto you all's dowry | bernelerineto their dowries |
| Locative | bernedein / at the dowry | bernemdein / at my dowry | berneŋdein / at your dowry | bernesindein / at his dowry | bernebizdein / at our dowry | bernegizdein / at you all's dowry | bernelerindein / at their dowries |
| Ablative | bernedenfrom the dowry | bernemdenfrom my dowry | berneŋdenfrom your dowry | bernesindenfrom his dowry | bernebizdenfrom our dowry | bernegizdenfrom you all's dowry | bernelerindenfrom their dowries |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | bernelethe dowries | bernelerimmy dowries | berneleriŋyour dowries | bernelerihis dowries | berneleribizour dowries | bernelerigizyou all's dowries | berneleritheir dowries |
| Genitive | bernelenithe dowries' | bernelerimimy dowries' | berneleriŋiyour dowries' | bernelerinihis dowries' | berneleribizniour dowries' | bernelerigizniyou all's dowries' | bernelerinitheir dowries' |
| Accusative | bernelenithe dowries (as the object) | bernelerimimy dowries (as the object) | berneleriŋiyour dowries (as the object) | bernelerinhis dowries (as the object) | berneleribizniour dowries (as the object) | bernelerigizniyou all's dowries (as the object) | bernelerintheir dowries (as the object) |
| Dative | bernelegeto the dowries | bernelerimeto my dowries | berneleriŋeto your dowries | bernelerineto his dowries | berneleribizgeto our dowries | bernelerigizgeto you all's dowries | bernelerineto their dowries |
| Locative | berneledein / at the dowries | bernelerimdein / at my dowries | berneleriŋdein / at your dowries | bernelerindein / at his dowries | berneleribizdein / at our dowries | bernelerigizdein / at you all's dowries | bernelerindein / at their dowries |
| Ablative | berneledenfrom the dowries | bernelerimdenfrom my dowries | berneleriŋdenfrom your dowries | bernelerindenfrom his dowries | berneleribizdenfrom our dowries | bernelerigizdenfrom you all's dowries | bernelerindenfrom their dowries |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: berneleri can mean "his / her dowries", "their dowry", or "their dowries" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.