el bergen jomaq
/el berɡen dʒomaq/ · plural el bergen jomaqla
riddle
- el bergen jomaq aytırğa — to pose a riddle
- el bergen jomaqnı juwabın tabarğa — to find the answer to a riddle
- sabiyle el bergen jomaqla aytadıla — the children are telling riddles
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | el bergen jomaqthe riddle | el bergen jomağımmy riddle | el bergen jomağıŋyour riddle | el bergen jomağıhis riddle | el bergen jomağıbızour riddle | el bergen jomağığızyou all's riddle | el bergen jomaqlarıtheir riddles |
| Genitive | el bergen jomaqnıthe riddle's | el bergen jomağımımy riddle's | el bergen jomağıŋıyour riddle's | el bergen jomağınıhis riddle's | el bergen jomağıbıznıour riddle's | el bergen jomağığıznıyou all's riddle's | el bergen jomaqlarınıtheir riddles' |
| Accusative | el bergen jomaqnıthe riddle (as the object) | el bergen jomağımımy riddle (as the object) | el bergen jomağıŋıyour riddle (as the object) | el bergen jomağınhis riddle (as the object) | el bergen jomağıbıznıour riddle (as the object) | el bergen jomağığıznıyou all's riddle (as the object) | el bergen jomaqlarıntheir riddles (as the object) |
| Dative | el bergen jomaqğato the riddle | el bergen jomağımato my riddle | el bergen jomağıŋato your riddle | el bergen jomağınato his riddle | el bergen jomağıbızğato our riddle | el bergen jomağığızğato you all's riddle | el bergen jomaqlarınato their riddles |
| Locative | el bergen jomaqdain / at the riddle | el bergen jomağımdain / at my riddle | el bergen jomağıŋdain / at your riddle | el bergen jomağındain / at his riddle | el bergen jomağıbızdain / at our riddle | el bergen jomağığızdain / at you all's riddle | el bergen jomaqlarındain / at their riddles |
| Ablative | el bergen jomaqdanfrom the riddle | el bergen jomağımdanfrom my riddle | el bergen jomağıŋdanfrom your riddle | el bergen jomağındanfrom his riddle | el bergen jomağıbızdanfrom our riddle | el bergen jomağığızdanfrom you all's riddle | el bergen jomaqlarındanfrom their riddles |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | el bergen jomaqlathe riddles | el bergen jomaqlarımmy riddles | el bergen jomaqlarıŋyour riddles | el bergen jomaqlarıhis riddles | el bergen jomaqlarıbızour riddles | el bergen jomaqlarığızyou all's riddles | el bergen jomaqlarıtheir riddles |
| Genitive | el bergen jomaqlanıthe riddles' | el bergen jomaqlarımımy riddles' | el bergen jomaqlarıŋıyour riddles' | el bergen jomaqlarınıhis riddles' | el bergen jomaqlarıbıznıour riddles' | el bergen jomaqlarığıznıyou all's riddles' | el bergen jomaqlarınıtheir riddles' |
| Accusative | el bergen jomaqlanıthe riddles (as the object) | el bergen jomaqlarımımy riddles (as the object) | el bergen jomaqlarıŋıyour riddles (as the object) | el bergen jomaqlarınhis riddles (as the object) | el bergen jomaqlarıbıznıour riddles (as the object) | el bergen jomaqlarığıznıyou all's riddles (as the object) | el bergen jomaqlarıntheir riddles (as the object) |
| Dative | el bergen jomaqlağato the riddles | el bergen jomaqlarımato my riddles | el bergen jomaqlarıŋato your riddles | el bergen jomaqlarınato his riddles | el bergen jomaqlarıbızğato our riddles | el bergen jomaqlarığızğato you all's riddles | el bergen jomaqlarınato their riddles |
| Locative | el bergen jomaqladain / at the riddles | el bergen jomaqlarımdain / at my riddles | el bergen jomaqlarıŋdain / at your riddles | el bergen jomaqlarındain / at his riddles | el bergen jomaqlarıbızdain / at our riddles | el bergen jomaqlarığızdain / at you all's riddles | el bergen jomaqlarındain / at their riddles |
| Ablative | el bergen jomaqladanfrom the riddles | el bergen jomaqlarımdanfrom my riddles | el bergen jomaqlarıŋdanfrom your riddles | el bergen jomaqlarındanfrom his riddles | el bergen jomaqlarıbızdanfrom our riddles | el bergen jomaqlarığızdanfrom you all's riddles | el bergen jomaqlarındanfrom their riddles |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: el bergen jomaqları can mean "his / her riddles", "their riddle", or "their riddles" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.