eget
/eɡet/
Definitions
1. a servant, a household retainer
- biyni egeti — the prince's servant
- eget bolub işlerge — to work as a household servant
- egetle keldile — the servants came
2. a henchman, a hireling who serves another's power
- imperializmni egetleri — the henchmen of imperialism
- alanı egetleri sense — you are their henchman
- eget bolub qalırğa — to end up as another's hireling
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | egetthe servant | egetlethe servants | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | egetnithe servant's | egetlenithe servants' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | egetnithe servant (as the object) | egetlenithe servants (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | egetgeto the servant | egetlegeto the servants | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | egetdeat / in the servant | egetledeat / in the servants | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | egetdenfrom the servant | egetledenfrom the servants | 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 | egetimmy servant | egetlerimmy servants |
| your | egetingyour servant | egetleringyour servants |
| his / her | egetihis / her servant | egetlerihis / her servants |
| our | egetibizour servant | egetleribizour servants |
| you all's | egetigizyou all's servant | egetlerigizyou all's servants |
| their | egetleritheir servant | egetleritheir servants |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: egetleri can mean "his / her servants", "their servant", or "their servants" — context decides.