çers
/tʃers/
Definition
honour, respect, especially the honour shown by a military salute
- çers berirge — to salute
- askerçile çers berdile — the soldiers saluted
- çers bermegendi — he did not salute
Related
berirgecollocationto give, to hand over; to present, to award, to confer; to allot, to allocate, to set aside; to sell, to let something go for a price; to pay, to pay out; to pass on, to convey, to report; to strike, to deal a blow
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | çersthe honour | çerslethe honours | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | çersnithe honour's | çerslenithe honours' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | çersnithe honour (as the object) | çerslenithe honours (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | çersgeto the honour | çerslegeto the honours | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | çersdeat / in the honour | çersledeat / in the honours | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | çersdenfrom the honour | çersledenfrom the honours | 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 | çersimmy honour | çerslerimmy honours |
| your | çersingyour honour | çersleringyour honours |
| his / her | çersihis / her honour | çerslerihis / her honours |
| our | çersibizour honour | çersleribizour honours |
| you all's | çersigizyou all's honour | çerslerigizyou all's honours |
| their | çersleritheir honour | çersleritheir honours |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: çersleri can mean "his / her honours", "their honour", or "their honours" — context decides.