erke
/erke/ · plural erkele
1. favorite, pet, darling, spoiled child — Before another noun it can mean beloved, favorite: erke qız "favorite daughter".
- ammanı erkesi — grandmother's pet
- bu jaşçıq atasını erkesidi — this little boy is his father's favorite
- bu sabiy barısını da erkesidi — this child is everyone's favorite
- ustaznı erkesi — the teacher's pet
- erke qız — a favorite daughter
- erke ulan — a favorite son
- erkeni kölüne jetmezse — you can never please a spoiled one
- erkeni erkeletmeseŋ erinin çüyürür — if you don't pamper the darling, he pouts his lips
2. spoiled, pampered, indulged
- erke sabiy — a spoiled child
- erke qılıqlı — of spoiled character
- erke sabiy jılawuq bolur — a spoiled child is whiny
- erke jaş jumuş tındırmaz — a spoiled boy won't finish a job
- erke sabiy üynü biyi — a spoiled child is the master of the house
- erke ösgen sabiy — a child brought up indulged
3. tender, affectionate, caressing (of speech or words)
- erke sözle — tender words
- erke at — a pet name
- erke sözleriŋ — your tender words
- bir birlerine erke sözle tögedile — they pour tender words on each other
- erke söleşirge — to speak tenderly
As a noun
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | erkethe favorite | erkemmy favorite | erkeŋyour favorite | erkesihis favorite | erkebizour favorite | erkegizyou all's favorite | erkeleritheir favorites |
| Genitive | erkenithe favorite's | erkemimy favorite's | erkeŋiyour favorite's | erkesinihis favorite's | erkebizniour favorite's | erkegizniyou all's favorite's | erkelerinitheir favorites' |
| Accusative | erkenithe favorite (as the object) | erkemimy favorite (as the object) | erkeŋiyour favorite (as the object) | erkesinhis favorite (as the object) | erkebizniour favorite (as the object) | erkegizniyou all's favorite (as the object) | erkelerintheir favorites (as the object) |
| Dative | erkegeto the favorite | erkemeto my favorite | erkeŋeto your favorite | erkesineto his favorite | erkebizgeto our favorite | erkegizgeto you all's favorite | erkelerineto their favorites |
| Locative | erkedein / at the favorite | erkemdein / at my favorite | erkeŋdein / at your favorite | erkesindein / at his favorite | erkebizdein / at our favorite | erkegizdein / at you all's favorite | erkelerindein / at their favorites |
| Ablative | erkedenfrom the favorite | erkemdenfrom my favorite | erkeŋdenfrom your favorite | erkesindenfrom his favorite | erkebizdenfrom our favorite | erkegizdenfrom you all's favorite | erkelerindenfrom their favorites |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | erkelethe favorites | erkelerimmy favorites | erkeleriŋyour favorites | erkelerihis favorites | erkeleribizour favorites | erkelerigizyou all's favorites | erkeleritheir favorites |
| Genitive | erkelenithe favorites' | erkelerimimy favorites' | erkeleriŋiyour favorites' | erkelerinihis favorites' | erkeleribizniour favorites' | erkelerigizniyou all's favorites' | erkelerinitheir favorites' |
| Accusative | erkelenithe favorites (as the object) | erkelerimimy favorites (as the object) | erkeleriŋiyour favorites (as the object) | erkelerinhis favorites (as the object) | erkeleribizniour favorites (as the object) | erkelerigizniyou all's favorites (as the object) | erkelerintheir favorites (as the object) |
| Dative | erkelegeto the favorites | erkelerimeto my favorites | erkeleriŋeto your favorites | erkelerineto his favorites | erkeleribizgeto our favorites | erkelerigizgeto you all's favorites | erkelerineto their favorites |
| Locative | erkeledein / at the favorites | erkelerimdein / at my favorites | erkeleriŋdein / at your favorites | erkelerindein / at his favorites | erkeleribizdein / at our favorites | erkelerigizdein / at you all's favorites | erkelerindein / at their favorites |
| Ablative | erkeledenfrom the favorites | erkelerimdenfrom my favorites | erkeleriŋdenfrom your favorites | erkelerindenfrom his favorites | erkeleribizdenfrom our favorites | erkelerigizdenfrom you all's favorites | erkelerindenfrom their favorites |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: erkeleri can mean "his / her favorites", "their favorite", or "their favorites" — context decides.
Whose it is
| Case | one thing, one owner | several things, one owner | one thing, several owners | several things, several owners |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | erkenikithe favorite's one | erkenikilethe favorite's ones | erkelenikithe favorites' one | erkelenikilethe favorites' ones |
| Genitive | erkenikiniof the favorite's one | erkenikileniof the favorite's ones | erkelenikiniof the favorites' one | erkelenikileniof the favorites' ones |
| Accusative | erkenikinthe favorite's one (as the object) | erkenikilenithe favorite's ones (as the object) | erkelenikinthe favorites' one (as the object) | erkelenikilenithe favorites' ones (as the object) |
| Dative | erkenikineto the favorite's one | erkenikilegeto the favorite's ones | erkelenikineto the favorites' one | erkelenikilegeto the favorites' ones |
| Locative | erkenikindein / at the favorite's one | erkenikiledein / at the favorite's ones | erkelenikindein / at the favorites' one | erkelenikiledein / at the favorites' ones |
| Ablative | erkenikindenfrom the favorite's one | erkenikiledenfrom the favorite's ones | erkelenikindenfrom the favorites' one | erkelenikiledenfrom the favorites' ones |
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.
As an adjective
Saying it about someone
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | erkemeI am spoiled | erkeseyou are spoiled | erkedihe is spoiled | erkebizwe are spoiled | erkesizyou all are spoiled | erkedilethey are spoiled |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden erkedi — "compared to me, he is spoiled."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki erkedimine is spoiled | seniki erkediyours is spoiled | anıqı erkedihis is spoiled | bizniki erkediours is spoiled | sizniki erkediyours (pl.) is spoiled | alanıqı erkeditheirs is spoiled |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile erkedilemine are spoiled | senikile erkedileyours are spoiled | anıqıla erkedilehis are spoiled | biznikile erkedileours are spoiled | siznikile erkedileyours (pl.) are spoiled | alanıqıla erkediletheirs are spoiled |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu erkedi, bıla erkedile. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".