erkelew
/erkelew/ · plural erkelewle
verbal noun of erkelerge →
1. petting, caressing, affection — Verbal noun of erkelerge.
- sabiyni erkelew — petting a child
- erkelew sabiyni quwandıradı — petting makes a child happy
- erkelewge süyünedi — he delights in the petting
- ana erkelew — a mother's petting
- körse – erkelew, körmese – tekelew — if he sees, caressing; if he doesn't, butting (flattering to your face, harming behind your back)
- erkelewden süyünedi — he delights in the petting
2. being spoiled, acting coy, capriciousness — Verbal noun of erkelerge in its sense of behaving like a pampered child.
- bu ne erkelewdü? — what is this capriciousness?
- erkelewüŋü qoy — stop your acting coy
- erkelewün qoymaydı — she doesn't give up her coyness
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | erkelewthe petting | erkelewümmy petting | erkelewüŋyour petting | erkelewühis petting | erkelewübüzour petting | erkelewügüzyou all's petting | erkelewleritheir pettings |
| Genitive | erkelewnüthe petting's | erkelewümümy petting's | erkelewüŋüyour petting's | erkelewünühis petting's | erkelewübüznüour petting's | erkelewügüznüyou all's petting's | erkelewlerinitheir pettings' |
| Accusative | erkelewnüthe petting (as the object) | erkelewümümy petting (as the object) | erkelewüŋüyour petting (as the object) | erkelewünhis petting (as the object) | erkelewübüznüour petting (as the object) | erkelewügüznüyou all's petting (as the object) | erkelewlerintheir pettings (as the object) |
| Dative | erkelewgeto the petting | erkelewümeto my petting | erkelewüŋeto your petting | erkelewüneto his petting | erkelewübüzgeto our petting | erkelewügüzgeto you all's petting | erkelewlerineto their pettings |
| Locative | erkelewdein / at the petting | erkelewümdein / at my petting | erkelewüŋdein / at your petting | erkelewündein / at his petting | erkelewübüzdein / at our petting | erkelewügüzdein / at you all's petting | erkelewlerindein / at their pettings |
| Ablative | erkelewdenfrom the petting | erkelewümdenfrom my petting | erkelewüŋdenfrom your petting | erkelewündenfrom his petting | erkelewübüzdenfrom our petting | erkelewügüzdenfrom you all's petting | erkelewlerindenfrom their pettings |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | erkelewlethe pettings | erkelewlerimmy pettings | erkelewleriŋyour pettings | erkelewlerihis pettings | erkelewleribizour pettings | erkelewlerigizyou all's pettings | erkelewleritheir pettings |
| Genitive | erkelewlenithe pettings' | erkelewlerimimy pettings' | erkelewleriŋiyour pettings' | erkelewlerinihis pettings' | erkelewleribizniour pettings' | erkelewlerigizniyou all's pettings' | erkelewlerinitheir pettings' |
| Accusative | erkelewlenithe pettings (as the object) | erkelewlerimimy pettings (as the object) | erkelewleriŋiyour pettings (as the object) | erkelewlerinhis pettings (as the object) | erkelewleribizniour pettings (as the object) | erkelewlerigizniyou all's pettings (as the object) | erkelewlerintheir pettings (as the object) |
| Dative | erkelewlegeto the pettings | erkelewlerimeto my pettings | erkelewleriŋeto your pettings | erkelewlerineto his pettings | erkelewleribizgeto our pettings | erkelewlerigizgeto you all's pettings | erkelewlerineto their pettings |
| Locative | erkelewledein / at the pettings | erkelewlerimdein / at my pettings | erkelewleriŋdein / at your pettings | erkelewlerindein / at his pettings | erkelewleribizdein / at our pettings | erkelewlerigizdein / at you all's pettings | erkelewlerindein / at their pettings |
| Ablative | erkelewledenfrom the pettings | erkelewlerimdenfrom my pettings | erkelewleriŋdenfrom your pettings | erkelewlerindenfrom his pettings | erkelewleribizdenfrom our pettings | erkelewlerigizdenfrom you all's pettings | erkelewlerindenfrom their pettings |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: erkelewleri can mean "his / her pettings", "their petting", or "their pettings" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.