elçik
/eltʃik/ · plural elçikle
small village, hamlet
- elçikde jaşaydı — he lives in a small village
- gitçe elçik şoşdu — the little village is quiet
- men jaşağan elçikde — in the hamlet where I live
- biz jaşağan elçikge keldi — came to the hamlet where we lived
- gitçe elçik batıw jerde ornalğandı — the little village is located in the west
- taw başında elçik — a hamlet on the mountaintop
- elçikle bir birine juwuqdula — the hamlets are close to one another
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | elçikthe hamlet | elçigimmy hamlet | elçigiŋyour hamlet | elçigihis hamlet | elçigibizour hamlet | elçigigizyou all's hamlet | elçikleritheir hamlets |
| Genitive | elçiknithe hamlet's | elçigimimy hamlet's | elçigiŋiyour hamlet's | elçiginihis hamlet's | elçigibizniour hamlet's | elçigigizniyou all's hamlet's | elçiklerinitheir hamlets' |
| Accusative | elçiknithe hamlet (as the object) | elçigimimy hamlet (as the object) | elçigiŋiyour hamlet (as the object) | elçiginhis hamlet (as the object) | elçigibizniour hamlet (as the object) | elçigigizniyou all's hamlet (as the object) | elçiklerintheir hamlets (as the object) |
| Dative | elçikgeto the hamlet | elçigimeto my hamlet | elçigiŋeto your hamlet | elçigineto his hamlet | elçigibizgeto our hamlet | elçigigizgeto you all's hamlet | elçiklerineto their hamlets |
| Locative | elçikdein / at the hamlet | elçigimdein / at my hamlet | elçigiŋdein / at your hamlet | elçigindein / at his hamlet | elçigibizdein / at our hamlet | elçigigizdein / at you all's hamlet | elçiklerindein / at their hamlets |
| Ablative | elçikdenfrom the hamlet | elçigimdenfrom my hamlet | elçigiŋdenfrom your hamlet | elçigindenfrom his hamlet | elçigibizdenfrom our hamlet | elçigigizdenfrom you all's hamlet | elçiklerindenfrom their hamlets |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | elçiklethe hamlets | elçiklerimmy hamlets | elçikleriŋyour hamlets | elçiklerihis hamlets | elçikleribizour hamlets | elçiklerigizyou all's hamlets | elçikleritheir hamlets |
| Genitive | elçiklenithe hamlets' | elçiklerimimy hamlets' | elçikleriŋiyour hamlets' | elçiklerinihis hamlets' | elçikleribizniour hamlets' | elçiklerigizniyou all's hamlets' | elçiklerinitheir hamlets' |
| Accusative | elçiklenithe hamlets (as the object) | elçiklerimimy hamlets (as the object) | elçikleriŋiyour hamlets (as the object) | elçiklerinhis hamlets (as the object) | elçikleribizniour hamlets (as the object) | elçiklerigizniyou all's hamlets (as the object) | elçiklerintheir hamlets (as the object) |
| Dative | elçiklegeto the hamlets | elçiklerimeto my hamlets | elçikleriŋeto your hamlets | elçiklerineto his hamlets | elçikleribizgeto our hamlets | elçiklerigizgeto you all's hamlets | elçiklerineto their hamlets |
| Locative | elçikledein / at the hamlets | elçiklerimdein / at my hamlets | elçikleriŋdein / at your hamlets | elçiklerindein / at his hamlets | elçikleribizdein / at our hamlets | elçiklerigizdein / at you all's hamlets | elçiklerindein / at their hamlets |
| Ablative | elçikledenfrom the hamlets | elçiklerimdenfrom my hamlets | elçikleriŋdenfrom your hamlets | elçiklerindenfrom his hamlets | elçikleribizdenfrom our hamlets | elçiklerigizdenfrom you all's hamlets | elçiklerindenfrom their hamlets |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: elçikleri can mean "his / her hamlets", "their hamlet", or "their hamlets" — context decides.
Whose it is
| Case | one thing, one owner | several things, one owner | one thing, several owners | several things, several owners |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | elçiknikithe hamlet's one | elçiknikilethe hamlet's ones | elçiklenikithe hamlets' one | elçiklenikilethe hamlets' ones |
| Genitive | elçiknikiniof the hamlet's one | elçiknikileniof the hamlet's ones | elçiklenikiniof the hamlets' one | elçiklenikileniof the hamlets' ones |
| Accusative | elçiknikinthe hamlet's one (as the object) | elçiknikilenithe hamlet's ones (as the object) | elçiklenikinthe hamlets' one (as the object) | elçiklenikilenithe hamlets' ones (as the object) |
| Dative | elçiknikineto the hamlet's one | elçiknikilegeto the hamlet's ones | elçiklenikineto the hamlets' one | elçiklenikilegeto the hamlets' ones |
| Locative | elçiknikindein / at the hamlet's one | elçiknikiledein / at the hamlet's ones | elçiklenikindein / at the hamlets' one | elçiklenikiledein / at the hamlets' ones |
| Ablative | elçiknikindenfrom the hamlet's one | elçiknikiledenfrom the hamlet's ones | elçiklenikindenfrom the hamlets' one | elçiklenikiledenfrom the hamlets' ones |
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.