esgertme
/esɡertme/ · plural esgertmele
1. monument, memorial, statue — Also used for an obelisk.
- esgertme salırğa — to put up a monument
- mermer esgertme — a marble monument
- jigitlege esgertme — a monument to the heroes
- uruşda ölgenlege esgertme sal — put up a monument to those who died in the war
- şaharda jaŋı esgertme saldıla — they put up a new monument in the town
2. gravestone
- taşdan esgertme — a gravestone of stone
- keşenede esgertme — a gravestone at the tomb
- esgertmeni üsünde atı jazılıbdı — his name is written on the gravestone
3. cultural relic, artifact of the past
- eski zamannı esgertmesi — a relic of the old times
- istoriya esgertmele — historical relics
- jazma esgertmele — written relics
- halqnı esgertmeleri — the relics of a people
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | esgertmethe monument | esgertmemmy monument | esgertmeŋyour monument | esgertmesihis monument | esgertmebizour monument | esgertmegizyou all's monument | esgertmeleritheir monuments |
| Genitive | esgertmenithe monument's | esgertmemimy monument's | esgertmeŋiyour monument's | esgertmesinihis monument's | esgertmebizniour monument's | esgertmegizniyou all's monument's | esgertmelerinitheir monuments' |
| Accusative | esgertmenithe monument (as the object) | esgertmemimy monument (as the object) | esgertmeŋiyour monument (as the object) | esgertmesinhis monument (as the object) | esgertmebizniour monument (as the object) | esgertmegizniyou all's monument (as the object) | esgertmelerintheir monuments (as the object) |
| Dative | esgertmegeto the monument | esgertmemeto my monument | esgertmeŋeto your monument | esgertmesineto his monument | esgertmebizgeto our monument | esgertmegizgeto you all's monument | esgertmelerineto their monuments |
| Locative | esgertmedein / at the monument | esgertmemdein / at my monument | esgertmeŋdein / at your monument | esgertmesindein / at his monument | esgertmebizdein / at our monument | esgertmegizdein / at you all's monument | esgertmelerindein / at their monuments |
| Ablative | esgertmedenfrom the monument | esgertmemdenfrom my monument | esgertmeŋdenfrom your monument | esgertmesindenfrom his monument | esgertmebizdenfrom our monument | esgertmegizdenfrom you all's monument | esgertmelerindenfrom their monuments |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | esgertmelethe monuments | esgertmelerimmy monuments | esgertmeleriŋyour monuments | esgertmelerihis monuments | esgertmeleribizour monuments | esgertmelerigizyou all's monuments | esgertmeleritheir monuments |
| Genitive | esgertmelenithe monuments' | esgertmelerimimy monuments' | esgertmeleriŋiyour monuments' | esgertmelerinihis monuments' | esgertmeleribizniour monuments' | esgertmelerigizniyou all's monuments' | esgertmelerinitheir monuments' |
| Accusative | esgertmelenithe monuments (as the object) | esgertmelerimimy monuments (as the object) | esgertmeleriŋiyour monuments (as the object) | esgertmelerinhis monuments (as the object) | esgertmeleribizniour monuments (as the object) | esgertmelerigizniyou all's monuments (as the object) | esgertmelerintheir monuments (as the object) |
| Dative | esgertmelegeto the monuments | esgertmelerimeto my monuments | esgertmeleriŋeto your monuments | esgertmelerineto his monuments | esgertmeleribizgeto our monuments | esgertmelerigizgeto you all's monuments | esgertmelerineto their monuments |
| Locative | esgertmeledein / at the monuments | esgertmelerimdein / at my monuments | esgertmeleriŋdein / at your monuments | esgertmelerindein / at his monuments | esgertmeleribizdein / at our monuments | esgertmelerigizdein / at you all's monuments | esgertmelerindein / at their monuments |
| Ablative | esgertmeledenfrom the monuments | esgertmelerimdenfrom my monuments | esgertmeleriŋdenfrom your monuments | esgertmelerindenfrom his monuments | esgertmeleribizdenfrom our monuments | esgertmelerigizdenfrom you all's monuments | esgertmelerindenfrom their monuments |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: esgertmeleri can mean "his / her monuments", "their monument", or "their monuments" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.