el
/el/
Definitions
1. village, settlement, the home place
- ariw el — a beautiful village
- tuwğan elim — the village where I was born
- kişi ellede — in other people's villages, in foreign parts
- elge qaytdı — he returned to the village
2. the people of a place, the community, the folk
- elni allında — before the people
- elge qulluq etmegen — one who does not serve the people
- el kesgen qol awrumaz — a hand cut off by the people feels no pain
- elni işin er jaqlar — a true man stands up for the people's cause
3. country, land, state
- uzaq ellede — in far countries
- elleni arasında — among the countries
- elleden kelgen qonaqla — guests who came from other countries
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| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | elthe village | ellethe villages | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | elnithe village's | ellenithe villages' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | elnithe village (as the object) | ellenithe villages (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | elgeto the village | ellegeto the villages | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | eldeat / in the village | elledeat / in the villages | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | eldenfrom the village | elledenfrom the villages | 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 | elimmy village | ellerimmy villages |
| your | elingyour village | elleringyour villages |
| his / her | elihis / her village | ellerihis / her villages |
| our | elibizour village | elleribizour villages |
| you all's | eligizyou all's village | ellerigizyou all's villages |
| their | elleritheir village | elleritheir villages |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: elleri can mean "his / her villages", "their village", or "their villages" — context decides.