çemerlik
/tʃemerlik/
Definition
mastery, skill, talent
- nazmuçunu çemerligi — the poet's mastery
- sözge çemerlik — eloquence, skill with words
- çemerlikni ösdürürge — to perfect one's mastery
Related
çemerbaseskilful, expert, deft; master, expert, craftsman
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | çemerlikthe mastery | çemerliklethe masteries | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | çemerliknithe mastery's | çemerliklenithe masteries' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | çemerliknithe mastery (as the object) | çemerliklenithe masteries (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | çemerlikgeto the mastery | çemerliklegeto the masteries | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | çemerlikdeat / in the mastery | çemerlikledeat / in the masteries | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | çemerlikdenfrom the mastery | çemerlikledenfrom the masteries | 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 | çemerligimmy mastery | çemerliklerimmy masteries |
| your | çemerligingyour mastery | çemerlikleringyour masteries |
| his / her | çemerligihis / her mastery | çemerliklerihis / her masteries |
| our | çemerligibizour mastery | çemerlikleribizour masteries |
| you all's | çemerligigizyou all's mastery | çemerliklerigizyou all's masteries |
| their | çemerlikleritheir mastery | çemerlikleritheir masteries |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: çemerlikleri can mean "his / her masteries", "their mastery", or "their masteries" — context decides.