ders
/ders/ · plural dersle
1. lesson, class, period of study — Before another noun it means for study, as in ders kitab "textbook".
- dersge barırğa — to go to class
- ders boşaladı — the lesson is coming to an end
- dersni zamanı — class time
- dersge jürürge — to attend classes
- arifmetikanı dersinde — in the arithmetic lesson
- ders berirge — to give lessons, to teach
- tilden dersle — language lessons
- dersni barıwu — the course of the lesson
2. homework, assignment
- ders eterge — to do one's homework
- üyge berilgen ders — the homework assigned for home
- dersni bilirge — to know one's homework
- derslerin hazırlarğa — to prepare his homework
- dersni tamamlaw — finishing the homework
3. lesson, moral to draw from something
- bu menŋe ders boldu — this was a lesson to me
- ders alırğa — to draw a lesson from something
- köblege ders bolğandı — it became a lesson to many
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | dersthe lesson | dersimmy lesson | dersiŋyour lesson | dersihis lesson | dersibizour lesson | dersigizyou all's lesson | dersleritheir lessons |
| Genitive | dersnithe lesson's | dersimimy lesson's | dersiŋiyour lesson's | dersinihis lesson's | dersibizniour lesson's | dersigizniyou all's lesson's | derslerinitheir lessons' |
| Accusative | dersnithe lesson (as the object) | dersimimy lesson (as the object) | dersiŋiyour lesson (as the object) | dersinhis lesson (as the object) | dersibizniour lesson (as the object) | dersigizniyou all's lesson (as the object) | derslerintheir lessons (as the object) |
| Dative | dersgeto the lesson | dersimeto my lesson | dersiŋeto your lesson | dersineto his lesson | dersibizgeto our lesson | dersigizgeto you all's lesson | derslerineto their lessons |
| Locative | dersdein / at the lesson | dersimdein / at my lesson | dersiŋdein / at your lesson | dersindein / at his lesson | dersibizdein / at our lesson | dersigizdein / at you all's lesson | derslerindein / at their lessons |
| Ablative | dersdenfrom the lesson | dersimdenfrom my lesson | dersiŋdenfrom your lesson | dersindenfrom his lesson | dersibizdenfrom our lesson | dersigizdenfrom you all's lesson | derslerindenfrom their lessons |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | derslethe lessons | derslerimmy lessons | dersleriŋyour lessons | derslerihis lessons | dersleribizour lessons | derslerigizyou all's lessons | dersleritheir lessons |
| Genitive | derslenithe lessons' | derslerimimy lessons' | dersleriŋiyour lessons' | derslerinihis lessons' | dersleribizniour lessons' | derslerigizniyou all's lessons' | derslerinitheir lessons' |
| Accusative | derslenithe lessons (as the object) | derslerimimy lessons (as the object) | dersleriŋiyour lessons (as the object) | derslerinhis lessons (as the object) | dersleribizniour lessons (as the object) | derslerigizniyou all's lessons (as the object) | derslerintheir lessons (as the object) |
| Dative | derslegeto the lessons | derslerimeto my lessons | dersleriŋeto your lessons | derslerineto his lessons | dersleribizgeto our lessons | derslerigizgeto you all's lessons | derslerineto their lessons |
| Locative | dersledein / at the lessons | derslerimdein / at my lessons | dersleriŋdein / at your lessons | derslerindein / at his lessons | dersleribizdein / at our lessons | derslerigizdein / at you all's lessons | derslerindein / at their lessons |
| Ablative | dersledenfrom the lessons | derslerimdenfrom my lessons | dersleriŋdenfrom your lessons | derslerindenfrom his lessons | dersleribizdenfrom our lessons | derslerigizdenfrom you all's lessons | derslerindenfrom their lessons |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: dersleri can mean "his / her lessons", "their lesson", or "their lessons" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.