et
/et/ · plural etle
1. meat
- qoy et — mutton
- tuwar et — beef
- et şorpa — meat broth
- bişgen et — cooked meat
- biz et aşaybız — we eat meat
- anam bügün et bişiredi — my mother is cooking meat today
- et aşamawçu adam — a person who does not eat meat
2. flesh, the body; body tissue
- sabiyni eti suwuqdu — the child's flesh is cold
- eti aqdı — his flesh is pale
- eti qızdı — his body grew hot
- anı eşitsem, etim qaltıraydı — when I hear that, my flesh shudders
- sawsuznu etin suwuq ter bashandı — a cold sweat has covered the sick person's body
- meni et jılıwuma qısıl — press close to the warmth of my body
3. muscle
- but etle — the muscles of the legs
- çabaq et — the calf muscle
- etleri qatıdıla — his muscles are hard
- bügün but etlerim bek awruydula — today my leg muscles hurt a lot
4. blood relative
- et juwuq — a blood relative
- ol menŋe et juwuqdu — he is a blood relative to me
- et juwuğumu kördüm — I saw my blood relative
- etibiz birdi — we are of one blood
5. the flesh of a fruit, pulp
- almanı eti — the flesh of the apple
- erikni eti — the flesh of the plum
6. do, make, produce, prepare — This is the bare command form; the full conjugation is shown on the linked verb entry.
- işni et — do the work
- bu işni et! — do this work!
- onow et — make a decision
- üy et — build a house
- aşarıq et — make food
- sen qalay süyseŋ, alay et — do it however you wish
- sen onowuŋu kesiŋ et! — make your own decision!
7. act, behave in some way
- sen tüz etgense — you acted right
- bu jol tab etgendile — this time they acted well
- alay etmegiz — don't act like that
8. close, shut (a door, a window, a lock)
- eşikni et — close the door
- kiritni et — shut the lock
- terezeni etdim — I closed the window
Expressions
- atamı etin aşağan kibikdi — dishonorable, forbidden
- et alğan — fattened, well-fed
- et bla biçaq bolurğa — become sworn enemies
- et bla teriça — inseparable and loving
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | etthe meat | etimmy meat | etiŋyour meat | etihis meat | etibizour meat | etigizyou all's meat | etleritheir meat |
| Genitive | etnithe meat's | etimimy meat's | etiŋiyour meat's | etinihis meat's | etibizniour meat's | etigizniyou all's meat's | etlerinitheir meat's |
| Accusative | etnithe meat (as the object) | etimimy meat (as the object) | etiŋiyour meat (as the object) | etinhis meat (as the object) | etibizniour meat (as the object) | etigizniyou all's meat (as the object) | etlerintheir meat (as the object) |
| Dative | etgeto the meat | etimeto my meat | etiŋeto your meat | etineto his meat | etibizgeto our meat | etigizgeto you all's meat | etlerineto their meat |
| Locative | etdein / at the meat | etimdein / at my meat | etiŋdein / at your meat | etindein / at his meat | etibizdein / at our meat | etigizdein / at you all's meat | etlerindein / at their meat |
| Ablative | etdenfrom the meat | etimdenfrom my meat | etiŋdenfrom your meat | etindenfrom his meat | etibizdenfrom our meat | etigizdenfrom you all's meat | etlerindenfrom their meat |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | etlethe meat | etlerimmy meat | etleriŋyour meat | etlerihis meat | etleribizour meat | etlerigizyou all's meat | etleritheir meat |
| Genitive | etlenithe meat's | etlerimimy meat's | etleriŋiyour meat's | etlerinihis meat's | etleribizniour meat's | etlerigizniyou all's meat's | etlerinitheir meat's |
| Accusative | etlenithe meat (as the object) | etlerimimy meat (as the object) | etleriŋiyour meat (as the object) | etlerinhis meat (as the object) | etleribizniour meat (as the object) | etlerigizniyou all's meat (as the object) | etlerintheir meat (as the object) |
| Dative | etlegeto the meat | etlerimeto my meat | etleriŋeto your meat | etlerineto his meat | etleribizgeto our meat | etlerigizgeto you all's meat | etlerineto their meat |
| Locative | etledein / at the meat | etlerimdein / at my meat | etleriŋdein / at your meat | etlerindein / at his meat | etleribizdein / at our meat | etlerigizdein / at you all's meat | etlerindein / at their meat |
| Ablative | etledenfrom the meat | etlerimdenfrom my meat | etleriŋdenfrom your meat | etlerindenfrom his meat | etleribizdenfrom our meat | etlerigizdenfrom you all's meat | etlerindenfrom their meat |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: etleri can mean "his / her meat", "their meat", or "their meat" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.