eger
/eɡer/
Definition
hunting dog, a long-limbed hound bred to run down game
- hannı egeri çabar kün aqsar — the khan's hound goes lame on the day of the chase
- egerlerin alıb uwğa çıqdı — he took his hounds and went out to hunt
- terk çabıwçu eger — a swift-running hound
- eger ızından çabadı — the hound runs after it
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | egerthe hound | egerlethe hounds | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | egernithe hound's | egerlenithe hounds' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | egernithe hound (as the object) | egerlenithe hounds (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | egergeto the hound | egerlegeto the hounds | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | egerdeat / in the hound | egerledeat / in the hounds | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | egerdenfrom the hound | egerledenfrom the hounds | 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 | egerimmy hound | egerlerimmy hounds |
| your | egeringyour hound | egerleringyour hounds |
| his / her | egerihis / her hound | egerlerihis / her hounds |
| our | egeribizour hound | egerleribizour hounds |
| you all's | egerigizyou all's hound | egerlerigizyou all's hounds |
| their | egerleritheir hound | egerleritheir hounds |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: egerleri can mean "his / her hounds", "their hound", or "their hounds" — context decides.