damka
/damka/ · plural damkala
king (in checkers) — A piece that has reached the opponent's back row and can then move forward and backward freely. damka bla jürürge means move a king.
- damka bla jürürge — to move a king
- damka bla jürüyme — I move a king
- ol damka bla jürüdü — he moved a king
- bu meni damkamdı — this is my king
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | damkathe king | damkammy king | damkaŋyour king | damkasıhis king | damkabızour king | damkağızyou all's king | damkalarıtheir kings |
| Genitive | damkanıthe king's | damkamımy king's | damkaŋıyour king's | damkasınıhis king's | damkabıznıour king's | damkağıznıyou all's king's | damkalarınıtheir kings' |
| Accusative | damkanıthe king (as the object) | damkamımy king (as the object) | damkaŋıyour king (as the object) | damkasınhis king (as the object) | damkabıznıour king (as the object) | damkağıznıyou all's king (as the object) | damkalarıntheir kings (as the object) |
| Dative | damkağato the king | damkamato my king | damkaŋato your king | damkasınato his king | damkabızğato our king | damkağızğato you all's king | damkalarınato their kings |
| Locative | damkadain / at the king | damkamdain / at my king | damkaŋdain / at your king | damkasındain / at his king | damkabızdain / at our king | damkağızdain / at you all's king | damkalarındain / at their kings |
| Ablative | damkadanfrom the king | damkamdanfrom my king | damkaŋdanfrom your king | damkasındanfrom his king | damkabızdanfrom our king | damkağızdanfrom you all's king | damkalarındanfrom their kings |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | damkalathe kings | damkalarımmy kings | damkalarıŋyour kings | damkalarıhis kings | damkalarıbızour kings | damkalarığızyou all's kings | damkalarıtheir kings |
| Genitive | damkalanıthe kings' | damkalarımımy kings' | damkalarıŋıyour kings' | damkalarınıhis kings' | damkalarıbıznıour kings' | damkalarığıznıyou all's kings' | damkalarınıtheir kings' |
| Accusative | damkalanıthe kings (as the object) | damkalarımımy kings (as the object) | damkalarıŋıyour kings (as the object) | damkalarınhis kings (as the object) | damkalarıbıznıour kings (as the object) | damkalarığıznıyou all's kings (as the object) | damkalarıntheir kings (as the object) |
| Dative | damkalağato the kings | damkalarımato my kings | damkalarıŋato your kings | damkalarınato his kings | damkalarıbızğato our kings | damkalarığızğato you all's kings | damkalarınato their kings |
| Locative | damkaladain / at the kings | damkalarımdain / at my kings | damkalarıŋdain / at your kings | damkalarındain / at his kings | damkalarıbızdain / at our kings | damkalarığızdain / at you all's kings | damkalarındain / at their kings |
| Ablative | damkaladanfrom the kings | damkalarımdanfrom my kings | damkalarıŋdanfrom your kings | damkalarındanfrom his kings | damkalarıbızdanfrom our kings | damkalarığızdanfrom you all's kings | damkalarındanfrom their kings |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: damkaları can mean "his / her kings", "their king", or "their kings" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.