elek
/elek/ · plural elekle
sieve, riddle, sifter — A tool with a mesh across its bottom, used to sift flour and the like.
- qıl elek — a fine hair sieve
- temir elek — an iron sieve
- elek ağaç — the rim of a sieve
- jün elek — a sieve for wool
- elek bla suw taşırğa — to carry water in a sieve
- elek çelekni da teşikli sunar — the sieve thinks even the bucket is leaky
Expressions
- duniyanı qıl elek bla süzerge — gossip about everyone
- el awuzu elek — live by your own mind; people will talk
- elek eterge — riddle with holes; shoot someone
- elni sözün elek bla süzerge — gossip about people
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | elekthe sieve | elegimmy sieve | elegiŋyour sieve | elegihis sieve | elegibizour sieve | elegigizyou all's sieve | elekleritheir sieves |
| Genitive | eleknithe sieve's | elegimimy sieve's | elegiŋiyour sieve's | eleginihis sieve's | elegibizniour sieve's | elegigizniyou all's sieve's | eleklerinitheir sieves' |
| Accusative | eleknithe sieve (as the object) | elegimimy sieve (as the object) | elegiŋiyour sieve (as the object) | eleginhis sieve (as the object) | elegibizniour sieve (as the object) | elegigizniyou all's sieve (as the object) | eleklerintheir sieves (as the object) |
| Dative | elekgeto the sieve | elegimeto my sieve | elegiŋeto your sieve | elegineto his sieve | elegibizgeto our sieve | elegigizgeto you all's sieve | eleklerineto their sieves |
| Locative | elekdein / at the sieve | elegimdein / at my sieve | elegiŋdein / at your sieve | elegindein / at his sieve | elegibizdein / at our sieve | elegigizdein / at you all's sieve | eleklerindein / at their sieves |
| Ablative | elekdenfrom the sieve | elegimdenfrom my sieve | elegiŋdenfrom your sieve | elegindenfrom his sieve | elegibizdenfrom our sieve | elegigizdenfrom you all's sieve | eleklerindenfrom their sieves |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | eleklethe sieves | eleklerimmy sieves | elekleriŋyour sieves | eleklerihis sieves | elekleribizour sieves | eleklerigizyou all's sieves | elekleritheir sieves |
| Genitive | eleklenithe sieves' | eleklerimimy sieves' | elekleriŋiyour sieves' | eleklerinihis sieves' | elekleribizniour sieves' | eleklerigizniyou all's sieves' | eleklerinitheir sieves' |
| Accusative | eleklenithe sieves (as the object) | eleklerimimy sieves (as the object) | elekleriŋiyour sieves (as the object) | eleklerinhis sieves (as the object) | elekleribizniour sieves (as the object) | eleklerigizniyou all's sieves (as the object) | eleklerintheir sieves (as the object) |
| Dative | eleklegeto the sieves | eleklerimeto my sieves | elekleriŋeto your sieves | eleklerineto his sieves | elekleribizgeto our sieves | eleklerigizgeto you all's sieves | eleklerineto their sieves |
| Locative | elekledein / at the sieves | eleklerimdein / at my sieves | elekleriŋdein / at your sieves | eleklerindein / at his sieves | elekleribizdein / at our sieves | eleklerigizdein / at you all's sieves | eleklerindein / at their sieves |
| Ablative | elekledenfrom the sieves | eleklerimdenfrom my sieves | elekleriŋdenfrom your sieves | eleklerindenfrom his sieves | elekleribizdenfrom our sieves | eleklerigizdenfrom you all's sieves | eleklerindenfrom their sieves |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: elekleri can mean "his / her sieves", "their sieve", or "their sieves" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.