erkeçlik
/erketʃlik/ · plural erkeçlikle
1. leadership, being in charge — With the verb meaning “do”, it means to be in charge.
- erkeçlik eterge — to be in charge
- men erkeçlik eteme — I am in charge
- ol erkeçlik etgendi — he was in charge
- ala erkeçlik eterikdile — they will be in charge
2. (of a billy goat) intended for castration, to be made into a wether
- erkeçlik tekeleni ayırığız — separate the billy goats intended for castration
As a noun
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | erkeçlikthe leadership | erkeçligimmy leadership | erkeçligiŋyour leadership | erkeçligihis leadership | erkeçligibizour leadership | erkeçligigizyou all's leadership | erkeçlikleritheir leaderships |
| Genitive | erkeçliknithe leadership's | erkeçligimimy leadership's | erkeçligiŋiyour leadership's | erkeçliginihis leadership's | erkeçligibizniour leadership's | erkeçligigizniyou all's leadership's | erkeçliklerinitheir leaderships' |
| Accusative | erkeçliknithe leadership (as the object) | erkeçligimimy leadership (as the object) | erkeçligiŋiyour leadership (as the object) | erkeçliginhis leadership (as the object) | erkeçligibizniour leadership (as the object) | erkeçligigizniyou all's leadership (as the object) | erkeçliklerintheir leaderships (as the object) |
| Dative | erkeçlikgeto the leadership | erkeçligimeto my leadership | erkeçligiŋeto your leadership | erkeçligineto his leadership | erkeçligibizgeto our leadership | erkeçligigizgeto you all's leadership | erkeçliklerineto their leaderships |
| Locative | erkeçlikdein / at the leadership | erkeçligimdein / at my leadership | erkeçligiŋdein / at your leadership | erkeçligindein / at his leadership | erkeçligibizdein / at our leadership | erkeçligigizdein / at you all's leadership | erkeçliklerindein / at their leaderships |
| Ablative | erkeçlikdenfrom the leadership | erkeçligimdenfrom my leadership | erkeçligiŋdenfrom your leadership | erkeçligindenfrom his leadership | erkeçligibizdenfrom our leadership | erkeçligigizdenfrom you all's leadership | erkeçliklerindenfrom their leaderships |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | erkeçliklethe leaderships | erkeçliklerimmy leaderships | erkeçlikleriŋyour leaderships | erkeçliklerihis leaderships | erkeçlikleribizour leaderships | erkeçliklerigizyou all's leaderships | erkeçlikleritheir leaderships |
| Genitive | erkeçliklenithe leaderships' | erkeçliklerimimy leaderships' | erkeçlikleriŋiyour leaderships' | erkeçliklerinihis leaderships' | erkeçlikleribizniour leaderships' | erkeçliklerigizniyou all's leaderships' | erkeçliklerinitheir leaderships' |
| Accusative | erkeçliklenithe leaderships (as the object) | erkeçliklerimimy leaderships (as the object) | erkeçlikleriŋiyour leaderships (as the object) | erkeçliklerinhis leaderships (as the object) | erkeçlikleribizniour leaderships (as the object) | erkeçliklerigizniyou all's leaderships (as the object) | erkeçliklerintheir leaderships (as the object) |
| Dative | erkeçliklegeto the leaderships | erkeçliklerimeto my leaderships | erkeçlikleriŋeto your leaderships | erkeçliklerineto his leaderships | erkeçlikleribizgeto our leaderships | erkeçliklerigizgeto you all's leaderships | erkeçliklerineto their leaderships |
| Locative | erkeçlikledein / at the leaderships | erkeçliklerimdein / at my leaderships | erkeçlikleriŋdein / at your leaderships | erkeçliklerindein / at his leaderships | erkeçlikleribizdein / at our leaderships | erkeçliklerigizdein / at you all's leaderships | erkeçliklerindein / at their leaderships |
| Ablative | erkeçlikledenfrom the leaderships | erkeçliklerimdenfrom my leaderships | erkeçlikleriŋdenfrom your leaderships | erkeçliklerindenfrom his leaderships | erkeçlikleribizdenfrom our leaderships | erkeçliklerigizdenfrom you all's leaderships | erkeçliklerindenfrom their leaderships |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: erkeçlikleri can mean "his / her leaderships", "their leadership", or "their leaderships" — context decides.
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 | erkeçlikmeI am intended for castration | erkeçlikseyou are intended for castration | erkeçlikdihe is intended for castration | erkeçlikbizwe are intended for castration | erkeçliksizyou all are intended for castration | erkeçlikdilethey are intended for castration |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden erkeçlikdi — "compared to me, he is intended for castration."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki erkeçlikdimine is intended for castration | seniki erkeçlikdiyours is intended for castration | anıqı erkeçlikdihis is intended for castration | bizniki erkeçlikdiours is intended for castration | sizniki erkeçlikdiyours (pl.) is intended for castration | alanıqı erkeçlikditheirs is intended for castration |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile erkeçlikdilemine are intended for castration | senikile erkeçlikdileyours are intended for castration | anıqıla erkeçlikdilehis are intended for castration | biznikile erkeçlikdileours are intended for castration | siznikile erkeçlikdileyours (pl.) are intended for castration | alanıqıla erkeçlikdiletheirs are intended for castration |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu erkeçlikdi, bıla erkeçlikdile. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".