işlegen
/iʃleɡen/ · plural işlegenle
past participle of işlerge →
1. working, functioning, operating; busy, engaged in work
- işlegen tirmen — a working mill
- işlegen balta tot bolmaz — a working ax will not rust
- işlegen çarh — a working wheel
- tok bla işlegen urçuq — a spindle working on electricity
- sabanda işlegen jaşla qıyınlıqdan qorqmadıla — the young men working in the field feared no hardship
2. hardworking, industrious; able to work
- işlegen adam — a hardworking person
3. worker, laborer, one who works; creator
- işlegen aç qalmaz — the one who works will not go hungry
- işlegen ozar, işlemegen tozar — the one who works gets ahead, the one who does not work is ruined
- işlegenni aşı tatlı — the worker's food is sweet
- işlegenŋe iş qayda da tabılır — for the one who works, work will be found anywhere
- işlegenle birleşib sabannı ordula — the workers joined together and reaped the field
- işlegenni terin qurutmay açhasın ber — give the worker his money before his sweat dries
- işlegenŋe halqdan sıy bar — the one who works has honor from the people
4. made, built, constructed — Describes the thing someone has made or built, not the person doing the work. no dictionary source
- atam işlegen arba — the cart my father made
- sen işlegen üy — the house you built
- biz işlegen köpür — the bridge we built
5. processing, manufacturing one source
- ağaç işlegen usta — a craftsman who processes wood
- teri işlegen adam — a person who processes hides
Expressions
- üy işlegen balta eşikde qaldı — nothing to show
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | işlegenthe worker | işlegenimmy worker | işlegeniŋyour worker | işlegenihis worker | işlegenibizour worker | işlegenigizyou all's worker | işlegenleritheir workers |
| Genitive | işlegennithe worker's | işlegenimimy worker's | işlegeniŋiyour worker's | işlegeninihis worker's | işlegenibizniour worker's | işlegenigizniyou all's worker's | işlegenlerinitheir workers' |
| Accusative | işlegennithe worker (as the object) | işlegenimimy worker (as the object) | işlegeniŋiyour worker (as the object) | işlegeninhis worker (as the object) | işlegenibizniour worker (as the object) | işlegenigizniyou all's worker (as the object) | işlegenlerintheir workers (as the object) |
| Dative | işlegenŋeto the worker | işlegenimeto my worker | işlegeniŋeto your worker | işlegenineto his worker | işlegenibizgeto our worker | işlegenigizgeto you all's worker | işlegenlerineto their workers |
| Locative | işlegendein / at the worker | işlegenimdein / at my worker | işlegeniŋdein / at your worker | işlegenindein / at his worker | işlegenibizdein / at our worker | işlegenigizdein / at you all's worker | işlegenlerindein / at their workers |
| Ablative | işlegendenfrom the worker | işlegenimdenfrom my worker | işlegeniŋdenfrom your worker | işlegenindenfrom his worker | işlegenibizdenfrom our worker | işlegenigizdenfrom you all's worker | işlegenlerindenfrom their workers |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | işlegenlethe workers | işlegenlerimmy workers | işlegenleriŋyour workers | işlegenlerihis workers | işlegenleribizour workers | işlegenlerigizyou all's workers | işlegenleritheir workers |
| Genitive | işlegenlenithe workers' | işlegenlerimimy workers' | işlegenleriŋiyour workers' | işlegenlerinihis workers' | işlegenleribizniour workers' | işlegenlerigizniyou all's workers' | işlegenlerinitheir workers' |
| Accusative | işlegenlenithe workers (as the object) | işlegenlerimimy workers (as the object) | işlegenleriŋiyour workers (as the object) | işlegenlerinhis workers (as the object) | işlegenleribizniour workers (as the object) | işlegenlerigizniyou all's workers (as the object) | işlegenlerintheir workers (as the object) |
| Dative | işlegenlegeto the workers | işlegenlerimeto my workers | işlegenleriŋeto your workers | işlegenlerineto his workers | işlegenleribizgeto our workers | işlegenlerigizgeto you all's workers | işlegenlerineto their workers |
| Locative | işlegenledein / at the workers | işlegenlerimdein / at my workers | işlegenleriŋdein / at your workers | işlegenlerindein / at his workers | işlegenleribizdein / at our workers | işlegenlerigizdein / at you all's workers | işlegenlerindein / at their workers |
| Ablative | işlegenledenfrom the workers | işlegenlerimdenfrom my workers | işlegenleriŋdenfrom your workers | işlegenlerindenfrom his workers | işlegenleribizdenfrom our workers | işlegenlerigizdenfrom you all's workers | işlegenlerindenfrom their workers |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: işlegenleri can mean "his / her workers", "their worker", or "their workers" — context decides.
Whose it is
| Case | one thing, one owner | several things, one owner | one thing, several owners | several things, several owners |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | işlegennikithe worker's one | işlegennikilethe worker's ones | işlegenlenikithe workers' one | işlegenlenikilethe workers' ones |
| Genitive | işlegennikiniof the worker's one | işlegennikileniof the worker's ones | işlegenlenikiniof the workers' one | işlegenlenikileniof the workers' ones |
| Accusative | işlegennikinthe worker's one (as the object) | işlegennikilenithe worker's ones (as the object) | işlegenlenikinthe workers' one (as the object) | işlegenlenikilenithe workers' ones (as the object) |
| Dative | işlegennikineto the worker's one | işlegennikilegeto the worker's ones | işlegenlenikineto the workers' one | işlegenlenikilegeto the workers' ones |
| Locative | işlegennikindein / at the worker's one | işlegennikiledein / at the worker's ones | işlegenlenikindein / at the workers' one | işlegenlenikiledein / at the workers' ones |
| Ablative | işlegennikindenfrom the worker's one | işlegennikiledenfrom the worker's ones | işlegenlenikindenfrom the workers' one | işlegenlenikiledenfrom the workers' ones |
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.
Which reading? Look at what follows.
| işlegen + noun | the one who works (the noun is the doer) |
|---|---|
| işlegeni, nothing after | someone's working |
| işlegeni under bilirge, körürge | that someone works |
Cases with an owner
The endings on işlegeni, the form with a third-person owner. Every other owner takes the same six.
| nominative | işlegenihis / her having worked |
|---|---|
| genitive | işlegeninihis / her having worked's |
| accusative | işlegeninhis / her having worked |
| dative | işlegenineto his / her having worked |
| locative | işlegenindewhen he / she worked |
| ablative | işlegenindenafter he / she worked |
Negative
| the negative | işlemegenthe one that didn't work |
|---|---|
| his / her | işlemegenihis / her not having worked |