çertlewük
/tʃertlewyk/
Definition
a hazelnut
- çertlewük jıyarğa — to gather hazelnuts
- çertlewükle jetgendile — the hazelnuts have ripened
- çertlewük terek — a hazel tree
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | çertlewükthe hazelnut | çertlewüklethe hazelnuts | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | çertlewüknüthe hazelnut's | çertlewüklenithe hazelnuts' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | çertlewüknüthe hazelnut (as the object) | çertlewüklenithe hazelnuts (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | çertlewükgeto the hazelnut | çertlewüklegeto the hazelnuts | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | çertlewükdeat / in the hazelnut | çertlewükledeat / in the hazelnuts | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | çertlewükdenfrom the hazelnut | çertlewükledenfrom the hazelnuts | 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 | çertlewügümmy hazelnut | çertlewüklerimmy hazelnuts |
| your | çertlewügüngyour hazelnut | çertlewükleringyour hazelnuts |
| his / her | çertlewügühis / her hazelnut | çertlewüklerihis / her hazelnuts |
| our | çertlewügübüzour hazelnut | çertlewükleribizour hazelnuts |
| you all's | çertlewügügüzyou all's hazelnut | çertlewüklerigizyou all's hazelnuts |
| their | çertlewükleritheir hazelnut | çertlewükleritheir hazelnuts |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: çertlewükleri can mean "his / her hazelnuts", "their hazelnut", or "their hazelnuts" — context decides.