ilinmek
/ilinmek/
Definitions
1. loop, noose, a bow tied in a cord
- ilinmek eterge — to tie in a loop
- ilinmekde tağılırğa — to be hung in a noose
2. knot, the place where the ends of cords are tied
- jibni ilinmegi — the knot of the rope
- ilinmekni teşerge — to undo the knot
3. fault-finding, a captious objection
- ilinmek söz — a captious word
- boş ilinmekle — idle carping
Feedback
or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | ilinmekthe loop | ilinmeklethe loops | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | ilinmeknithe loop's | ilinmeklenithe loops' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | ilinmeknithe loop (as the object) | ilinmeklenithe loops (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | ilinmekgeto the loop | ilinmeklegeto the loops | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | ilinmekdeat / in the loop | ilinmekledeat / in the loops | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | ilinmekdenfrom the loop | ilinmekledenfrom the loops | where it comes from; also "than" when comparing |
When to use each case
- nominative
- the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence
- genitive
- the owner — whose it is
- accusative
- a specific, known object — whom or what
- dative
- direction or recipient — to where, to whom
- locative
- where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it"
- ablative
- where it comes from; also "than" when comparing
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.
With an owner
| One owned | Several owned | |
|---|---|---|
| my | ilinmegimmy loop | ilinmeklerimmy loops |
| your | ilinmegingyour loop | ilinmekleringyour loops |
| his / her | ilinmegihis / her loop | ilinmeklerihis / her loops |
| our | ilinmegibizour loop | ilinmekleribizour loops |
| you all's | ilinmegigizyou all's loop | ilinmeklerigizyou all's loops |
| their | ilinmekleritheir loop | ilinmekleritheir loops |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: ilinmekleri can mean "his / her loops", "their loop", or "their loops" — context decides.