elçik
/eltʃik/
Definition
small village, hamlet
- elçikde jaşaydı — he lives in a small village
- taw başında elçik — a hamlet high in the mountains
- elçikle bir birine juwuqdula — the hamlets are close to one another
Related
elbasevillage, settlement, the home place; the people of a place, the community, the folk; country, land, state
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | elçikthe hamlet | elçiklethe hamlets | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | elçiknithe hamlet's | elçiklenithe hamlets' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | elçiknithe hamlet (as the object) | elçiklenithe hamlets (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | elçikgeto the hamlet | elçiklegeto the hamlets | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | elçikdeat / in the hamlet | elçikledeat / in the hamlets | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | elçikdenfrom the hamlet | elçikledenfrom the hamlets | 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 | elçigimmy hamlet | elçiklerimmy hamlets |
| your | elçigingyour hamlet | elçikleringyour hamlets |
| his / her | elçigihis / her hamlet | elçiklerihis / her hamlets |
| our | elçigibizour hamlet | elçikleribizour hamlets |
| you all's | elçigigizyou all's hamlet | elçiklerigizyou all's hamlets |
| their | elçikleritheir hamlet | elçikleritheir 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.