çlen
/tʃlen/
Definitions
1. member, a person belonging to an organization
- partiyanı çleni — a member of the party
- kolhozğa çlen bolurğa — to become a member of the collective farm
- brigadanı çlenleri işge çıqdıla — the members of the brigade went out to work
2. member, a constituent part of a sentence
- aytımnı çlenleri eki qawumğa üleşinedile — the members of a sentence divide into two groups
- baş çlenle bla sansız çlenle — principal members and secondary members
- aytımnı baş çleni — the principal member of the sentence
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | çlenthe member | çlenlethe members | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | çlennithe member's | çlenlenithe members' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | çlennithe member (as the object) | çlenlenithe members (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | çlengeto the member | çlenlegeto the members | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | çlendeat / in the member | çlenledeat / in the members | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | çlendenfrom the member | çlenledenfrom the members | 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 | çlenimmy member | çlenlerimmy members |
| your | çleningyour member | çlenleringyour members |
| his / her | çlenihis / her member | çlenlerihis / her members |
| our | çlenibizour member | çlenleribizour members |
| you all's | çlenigizyou all's member | çlenlerigizyou all's members |
| their | çlenleritheir member | çlenleritheir members |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: çlenleri can mean "his / her members", "their member", or "their members" — context decides.