grek
/ɡrek/ · plural grekle
1. Greek, of Greece — Relating to Greece or the Greeks, their language, culture and history: grek til the Greek language.
- grek til — the Greek language
- grek literatura — Greek literature
- grek halq — the Greek people
- grek alimle — Greek scholars
- grek jazma — Greek writing
2. a Greek, a Greek person
- ol grekdi — he is a Greek
- grek tişirıw — a Greek woman
- grek adam — a Greek person
- burunŋu grekle — the ancient Greeks
- grekle bla jaşağanbız — we have lived alongside Greeks
As an adjective
Saying it about someone
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | grekmeI am Greek | grekseyou are Greek | grekdihe is Greek | grekbizwe are Greek | greksizyou all are Greek | grekdilethey are Greek |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden grekdi — "compared to me, he is Greek."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki grekdimine is Greek | seniki grekdiyours is Greek | anıqı grekdihis is Greek | bizniki grekdiours is Greek | sizniki grekdiyours (pl.) is Greek | alanıqı grekditheirs is Greek |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile grekdilemine are Greek | senikile grekdileyours are Greek | anıqıla grekdilehis are Greek | biznikile grekdileours are Greek | siznikile grekdileyours (pl.) are Greek | alanıqıla grekdiletheirs are Greek |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu grekdi, bıla grekdile. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".
As a noun
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | grekthe Greek | gregimmy Greek | gregiŋyour Greek | gregihis Greek | gregibizour Greek | gregigizyou all's Greek | grekleritheir Greeks |
| Genitive | greknithe Greek's | gregimimy Greek's | gregiŋiyour Greek's | greginihis Greek's | gregibizniour Greek's | gregigizniyou all's Greek's | greklerinitheir Greeks' |
| Accusative | greknithe Greek (as the object) | gregimimy Greek (as the object) | gregiŋiyour Greek (as the object) | greginhis Greek (as the object) | gregibizniour Greek (as the object) | gregigizniyou all's Greek (as the object) | greklerintheir Greeks (as the object) |
| Dative | grekgeto the Greek | gregimeto my Greek | gregiŋeto your Greek | gregineto his Greek | gregibizgeto our Greek | gregigizgeto you all's Greek | greklerineto their Greeks |
| Locative | grekdein / at the Greek | gregimdein / at my Greek | gregiŋdein / at your Greek | gregindein / at his Greek | gregibizdein / at our Greek | gregigizdein / at you all's Greek | greklerindein / at their Greeks |
| Ablative | grekdenfrom the Greek | gregimdenfrom my Greek | gregiŋdenfrom your Greek | gregindenfrom his Greek | gregibizdenfrom our Greek | gregigizdenfrom you all's Greek | greklerindenfrom their Greeks |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | greklethe Greeks | greklerimmy Greeks | grekleriŋyour Greeks | greklerihis Greeks | grekleribizour Greeks | greklerigizyou all's Greeks | grekleritheir Greeks |
| Genitive | greklenithe Greeks' | greklerimimy Greeks' | grekleriŋiyour Greeks' | greklerinihis Greeks' | grekleribizniour Greeks' | greklerigizniyou all's Greeks' | greklerinitheir Greeks' |
| Accusative | greklenithe Greeks (as the object) | greklerimimy Greeks (as the object) | grekleriŋiyour Greeks (as the object) | greklerinhis Greeks (as the object) | grekleribizniour Greeks (as the object) | greklerigizniyou all's Greeks (as the object) | greklerintheir Greeks (as the object) |
| Dative | greklegeto the Greeks | greklerimeto my Greeks | grekleriŋeto your Greeks | greklerineto his Greeks | grekleribizgeto our Greeks | greklerigizgeto you all's Greeks | greklerineto their Greeks |
| Locative | grekledein / at the Greeks | greklerimdein / at my Greeks | grekleriŋdein / at your Greeks | greklerindein / at his Greeks | grekleribizdein / at our Greeks | greklerigizdein / at you all's Greeks | greklerindein / at their Greeks |
| Ablative | grekledenfrom the Greeks | greklerimdenfrom my Greeks | grekleriŋdenfrom your Greeks | greklerindenfrom his Greeks | grekleribizdenfrom our Greeks | greklerigizdenfrom you all's Greeks | greklerindenfrom their Greeks |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: grekleri can mean "his / her Greeks", "their Greek", or "their Greeks" — context decides.
Whose it is
| Case | one thing, one owner | several things, one owner | one thing, several owners | several things, several owners |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | greknikithe Greek's one | greknikilethe Greek's ones | greklenikithe Greeks' one | greklenikilethe Greeks' ones |
| Genitive | greknikiniof the Greek's one | greknikileniof the Greek's ones | greklenikiniof the Greeks' one | greklenikileniof the Greeks' ones |
| Accusative | greknikinthe Greek's one (as the object) | greknikilenithe Greek's ones (as the object) | greklenikinthe Greeks' one (as the object) | greklenikilenithe Greeks' ones (as the object) |
| Dative | greknikineto the Greek's one | greknikilegeto the Greek's ones | greklenikineto the Greeks' one | greklenikilegeto the Greeks' ones |
| Locative | greknikindein / at the Greek's one | greknikiledein / at the Greek's ones | greklenikindein / at the Greeks' one | greklenikiledein / at the Greeks' ones |
| Ablative | greknikindenfrom the Greek's one | greknikiledenfrom the Greek's ones | greklenikindenfrom the Greeks' one | greklenikiledenfrom the Greeks' ones |
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.