er
/er/ · plural erle
1. husband, married man, spouse — erge barırğa means "marry" (of a woman), literally "go to a husband".
- anı eri — her husband
- er bla qatın — husband and wife
- egeçibizni eri ustazdı — our sister's husband is a teacher
- er üyü — a husband's home
- ol erge bardı — she got married (lit. went to a husband)
- eri bolmağan qatın — a woman who has no husband
- erini namısın — her husband's honor
- eriŋe tüz bolmazğa — to be unfaithful to your husband
- eri amannı qatını aman — a bad husband's wife is badly off
2. real man, man, brave man, valiant warrior
- sen çınttı erse — you are a real man
- er aytmaz, aytsa qaytmaz — a real man does not speak lightly, and once he speaks he does not go back on it
- elni işin er jaqlar — a real man stands up for the people's cause
- er abınmay el tanımaz — a man does not know people until he stumbles
- jurt erleri — the land's brave men
- er söznü — a real man's word
- er qartaydı, küç taydı — a man grows old, his strength fades
3. brave, courageous, manly — Used before another noun, as in er adam "a brave man".
- ol er adamdı — he is a brave man
- er jaş — a brave young man
- er, halal, ötlü adamlanı sıfatın — the image of brave, honest, bold people
Expressions
- erge barırğa — get married
- er jürekli — brave and manly
- er kişi aqıllı — shrewd woman
- er kişini satarıq — cunning woman
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | erthe husband | erimmy husband | eriŋyour husband | erihis husband | eribizour husband | erigizyou all's husband | erleritheir husbands |
| Genitive | ernithe husband's | erimimy husband's | eriŋiyour husband's | erinihis husband's | eribizniour husband's | erigizniyou all's husband's | erlerinitheir husbands' |
| Accusative | ernithe husband (as the object) | erimimy husband (as the object) | eriŋiyour husband (as the object) | erinhis husband (as the object) | eribizniour husband (as the object) | erigizniyou all's husband (as the object) | erlerintheir husbands (as the object) |
| Dative | ergeto the husband | erimeto my husband | eriŋeto your husband | erineto his husband | eribizgeto our husband | erigizgeto you all's husband | erlerineto their husbands |
| Locative | erdein / at the husband | erimdein / at my husband | eriŋdein / at your husband | erindein / at his husband | eribizdein / at our husband | erigizdein / at you all's husband | erlerindein / at their husbands |
| Ablative | erdenfrom the husband | erimdenfrom my husband | eriŋdenfrom your husband | erindenfrom his husband | eribizdenfrom our husband | erigizdenfrom you all's husband | erlerindenfrom their husbands |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | erlethe husbands | erlerimmy husbands | erleriŋyour husbands | erlerihis husbands | erleribizour husbands | erlerigizyou all's husbands | erleritheir husbands |
| Genitive | erlenithe husbands' | erlerimimy husbands' | erleriŋiyour husbands' | erlerinihis husbands' | erleribizniour husbands' | erlerigizniyou all's husbands' | erlerinitheir husbands' |
| Accusative | erlenithe husbands (as the object) | erlerimimy husbands (as the object) | erleriŋiyour husbands (as the object) | erlerinhis husbands (as the object) | erleribizniour husbands (as the object) | erlerigizniyou all's husbands (as the object) | erlerintheir husbands (as the object) |
| Dative | erlegeto the husbands | erlerimeto my husbands | erleriŋeto your husbands | erlerineto his husbands | erleribizgeto our husbands | erlerigizgeto you all's husbands | erlerineto their husbands |
| Locative | erledein / at the husbands | erlerimdein / at my husbands | erleriŋdein / at your husbands | erlerindein / at his husbands | erleribizdein / at our husbands | erlerigizdein / at you all's husbands | erlerindein / at their husbands |
| Ablative | erledenfrom the husbands | erlerimdenfrom my husbands | erleriŋdenfrom your husbands | erlerindenfrom his husbands | erleribizdenfrom our husbands | erlerigizdenfrom you all's husbands | erlerindenfrom their husbands |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: erleri can mean "his / her husbands", "their husband", or "their husbands" — context decides.
Whose it is
| Case | one thing, one owner | several things, one owner | one thing, several owners | several things, several owners |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ernikithe husband's one | ernikilethe husband's ones | erlenikithe husbands' one | erlenikilethe husbands' ones |
| Genitive | ernikiniof the husband's one | ernikileniof the husband's ones | erlenikiniof the husbands' one | erlenikileniof the husbands' ones |
| Accusative | ernikinthe husband's one (as the object) | ernikilenithe husband's ones (as the object) | erlenikinthe husbands' one (as the object) | erlenikilenithe husbands' ones (as the object) |
| Dative | ernikineto the husband's one | ernikilegeto the husband's ones | erlenikineto the husbands' one | erlenikilegeto the husbands' ones |
| Locative | ernikindein / at the husband's one | ernikiledein / at the husband's ones | erlenikindein / at the husbands' one | erlenikiledein / at the husbands' ones |
| Ablative | ernikindenfrom the husband's one | ernikiledenfrom the husband's ones | erlenikindenfrom the husbands' one | erlenikiledenfrom the husbands' ones |
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.