elber
/elber/ · plural elberle
riddle — A riddle is a saying that calls for an answer. To solve one is elberni tabarğa, and a game of riddles is elber oyun.
- elberni tabarğa — to solve the riddle
- elberni bildik — we guessed the riddle
- elberle aytırğa — to tell riddles
- sabiyle elberle aytadıla — the children are telling riddles
- sabiyle elber aytışıb oynaydıla — the children play, telling each other riddles
- elber oyun — a game of riddles
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | elberthe riddle | elberimmy riddle | elberiŋyour riddle | elberihis riddle | elberibizour riddle | elberigizyou all's riddle | elberleritheir riddles |
| Genitive | elbernithe riddle's | elberimimy riddle's | elberiŋiyour riddle's | elberinihis riddle's | elberibizniour riddle's | elberigizniyou all's riddle's | elberlerinitheir riddles' |
| Accusative | elbernithe riddle (as the object) | elberimimy riddle (as the object) | elberiŋiyour riddle (as the object) | elberinhis riddle (as the object) | elberibizniour riddle (as the object) | elberigizniyou all's riddle (as the object) | elberlerintheir riddles (as the object) |
| Dative | elbergeto the riddle | elberimeto my riddle | elberiŋeto your riddle | elberineto his riddle | elberibizgeto our riddle | elberigizgeto you all's riddle | elberlerineto their riddles |
| Locative | elberdein / at the riddle | elberimdein / at my riddle | elberiŋdein / at your riddle | elberindein / at his riddle | elberibizdein / at our riddle | elberigizdein / at you all's riddle | elberlerindein / at their riddles |
| Ablative | elberdenfrom the riddle | elberimdenfrom my riddle | elberiŋdenfrom your riddle | elberindenfrom his riddle | elberibizdenfrom our riddle | elberigizdenfrom you all's riddle | elberlerindenfrom their riddles |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | elberlethe riddles | elberlerimmy riddles | elberleriŋyour riddles | elberlerihis riddles | elberleribizour riddles | elberlerigizyou all's riddles | elberleritheir riddles |
| Genitive | elberlenithe riddles' | elberlerimimy riddles' | elberleriŋiyour riddles' | elberlerinihis riddles' | elberleribizniour riddles' | elberlerigizniyou all's riddles' | elberlerinitheir riddles' |
| Accusative | elberlenithe riddles (as the object) | elberlerimimy riddles (as the object) | elberleriŋiyour riddles (as the object) | elberlerinhis riddles (as the object) | elberleribizniour riddles (as the object) | elberlerigizniyou all's riddles (as the object) | elberlerintheir riddles (as the object) |
| Dative | elberlegeto the riddles | elberlerimeto my riddles | elberleriŋeto your riddles | elberlerineto his riddles | elberleribizgeto our riddles | elberlerigizgeto you all's riddles | elberlerineto their riddles |
| Locative | elberledein / at the riddles | elberlerimdein / at my riddles | elberleriŋdein / at your riddles | elberlerindein / at his riddles | elberleribizdein / at our riddles | elberlerigizdein / at you all's riddles | elberlerindein / at their riddles |
| Ablative | elberledenfrom the riddles | elberlerimdenfrom my riddles | elberleriŋdenfrom your riddles | elberlerindenfrom his riddles | elberleribizdenfrom our riddles | elberlerigizdenfrom you all's riddles | elberlerindenfrom their riddles |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: elberleri 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.