Çegem
/tʃeɡem/
Definition
Chegem, famous mountain river gorge and historic region
- Çegem özeninde miyik şarqawuqla sarqadıla — high waterfalls cascade in the Chegem gorge
- Çegem elge jolğa çıqdıq — we set out for Chegem village
- Çegem tawları bek miyikdile — the Chegem mountains are very high
Related
ÇegemlihavingChegem native, a native or inhabitant of Chegem
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | Çegemthe Chegem | Çegemlethe Chegems | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | Çegemnithe Chegem's | Çegemlenithe Chegems' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | Çegemnithe Chegem (as the object) | Çegemlenithe Chegems (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | Çegemgeto the Chegem | Çegemlegeto the Chegems | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | Çegemdeat / in the Chegem | Çegemledeat / in the Chegems | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | Çegemdenfrom the Chegem | Çegemledenfrom the Chegems | 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 | Çegemimmy Chegem | Çegemlerimmy Chegems |
| your | Çegemingyour Chegem | Çegemleringyour Chegems |
| his / her | Çegemihis / her Chegem | Çegemlerihis / her Chegems |
| our | Çegemibizour Chegem | Çegemleribizour Chegems |
| you all's | Çegemigizyou all's Chegem | Çegemlerigizyou all's Chegems |
| their | Çegemleritheir Chegem | Çegemleritheir Chegems |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: Çegemleri can mean "his / her Chegems", "their Chegem", or "their Chegems" — context decides.