erkeç
/erketʃ/
Definitions
1. a three-year-old castrated billy goat; a wether goat
- erkeç soydula — they slaughtered a wether goat
- semiz erkeç — a fat wether goat
2. the goat that leads a flock of sheep
- qoy sürüwnü birgesine erkeç tutarğa — to keep a lead goat with the flock of sheep
- sürüwnü erkeçi — the lead goat of the flock
3. the leading figure in a group; a ringleader
- alanı erkeçi — their ringleader
- alanı erkeçi kim edi? — who was their ringleader?
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | erkeçthe wether | erkeçlethe wethers | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | erkeçnithe wether's | erkeçlenithe wethers' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | erkeçnithe wether (as the object) | erkeçlenithe wethers (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | erkeçgeto the wether | erkeçlegeto the wethers | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | erkeçdeat / in the wether | erkeçledeat / in the wethers | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | erkeçdenfrom the wether | erkeçledenfrom the wethers | 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 | erkeçimmy wether | erkeçlerimmy wethers |
| your | erkeçingyour wether | erkeçleringyour wethers |
| his / her | erkeçihis / her wether | erkeçlerihis / her wethers |
| our | erkeçibizour wether | erkeçleribizour wethers |
| you all's | erkeçigizyou all's wether | erkeçlerigizyou all's wethers |
| their | erkeçleritheir wether | erkeçleritheir wethers |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: erkeçleri can mean "his / her wethers", "their wether", or "their wethers" — context decides.