çelek
/ tʃelek /
Definition noun bucket, pail
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | çelek the bucket | çelekle the buckets | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | çelekni the bucket's | çelekleni the buckets' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | çelekni the bucket (as the object) | çelekleni the buckets (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | çelekge to the bucket | çeleklege to the buckets | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | çelekde at / in the bucket | çeleklede at / in the buckets | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | çelekden from the bucket | çelekleden from the buckets | 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 | çelegim my bucket | çeleklerim my buckets |
| your | çelegiŋ your bucket | çelekleriŋ your buckets |
| his / her | çelegi his / her bucket | çelekleri his / her buckets |
| our | çelegibiz our bucket | çelekleribiz our buckets |
| you all's | çelegigiz you all's bucket | çeleklerigiz you all's buckets |
| their | çelekleri their bucket | çelekleri their buckets |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: çelekleri can mean "his / her buckets", "their bucket", or "their buckets" — context decides.