halger
/xalɡer/ · plural halgerle
old knife, rusty knife — The simile halger hansdan çıqğança, literally "like an old knife turning up in the grass", describes someone or something appearing unexpectedly, out of nowhere.
- halger hansdan çıqğança — like an old knife turning up from the grass
- atamı halgeri — my father's old knife
- halgerni jiti etdim — I sharpened the old knife
- halgerni atarğa — to throw away the old knife
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | halgerthe old knife | halgerimmy old knife | halgeriŋyour old knife | halgerihis old knife | halgeribizour old knife | halgerigizyou all's old knife | halgerleritheir old knives |
| Genitive | halgernithe old knife's | halgerimimy old knife's | halgeriŋiyour old knife's | halgerinihis old knife's | halgeribizniour old knife's | halgerigizniyou all's old knife's | halgerlerinitheir old knives' |
| Accusative | halgernithe old knife (as the object) | halgerimimy old knife (as the object) | halgeriŋiyour old knife (as the object) | halgerinhis old knife (as the object) | halgeribizniour old knife (as the object) | halgerigizniyou all's old knife (as the object) | halgerlerintheir old knives (as the object) |
| Dative | halgergeto the old knife | halgerimeto my old knife | halgeriŋeto your old knife | halgerineto his old knife | halgeribizgeto our old knife | halgerigizgeto you all's old knife | halgerlerineto their old knives |
| Locative | halgerdein / at the old knife | halgerimdein / at my old knife | halgeriŋdein / at your old knife | halgerindein / at his old knife | halgeribizdein / at our old knife | halgerigizdein / at you all's old knife | halgerlerindein / at their old knives |
| Ablative | halgerdenfrom the old knife | halgerimdenfrom my old knife | halgeriŋdenfrom your old knife | halgerindenfrom his old knife | halgeribizdenfrom our old knife | halgerigizdenfrom you all's old knife | halgerlerindenfrom their old knives |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | halgerlethe old knives | halgerlerimmy old knives | halgerleriŋyour old knives | halgerlerihis old knives | halgerleribizour old knives | halgerlerigizyou all's old knives | halgerleritheir old knives |
| Genitive | halgerlenithe old knives' | halgerlerimimy old knives' | halgerleriŋiyour old knives' | halgerlerinihis old knives' | halgerleribizniour old knives' | halgerlerigizniyou all's old knives' | halgerlerinitheir old knives' |
| Accusative | halgerlenithe old knives (as the object) | halgerlerimimy old knives (as the object) | halgerleriŋiyour old knives (as the object) | halgerlerinhis old knives (as the object) | halgerleribizniour old knives (as the object) | halgerlerigizniyou all's old knives (as the object) | halgerlerintheir old knives (as the object) |
| Dative | halgerlegeto the old knives | halgerlerimeto my old knives | halgerleriŋeto your old knives | halgerlerineto his old knives | halgerleribizgeto our old knives | halgerlerigizgeto you all's old knives | halgerlerineto their old knives |
| Locative | halgerledein / at the old knives | halgerlerimdein / at my old knives | halgerleriŋdein / at your old knives | halgerlerindein / at his old knives | halgerleribizdein / at our old knives | halgerlerigizdein / at you all's old knives | halgerlerindein / at their old knives |
| Ablative | halgerledenfrom the old knives | halgerlerimdenfrom my old knives | halgerleriŋdenfrom your old knives | halgerlerindenfrom his old knives | halgerleribizdenfrom our old knives | halgerlerigizdenfrom you all's old knives | halgerlerindenfrom their old knives |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: halgerleri can mean "his / her old knives", "their old knife", or "their old knives" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.