ilker
/ilker/
Definitions
1. the Pleiades, the close cluster of stars in the constellation of the Bull
- ilker kökde körünedi — the Pleiades are visible in the sky
- ilker çıqdı — the Pleiades have risen
- ilkerni julduzları — the stars of the Pleiades
2. the droppings of birds and animals
- at ilker — horse droppings
- qanatlılanı ilkeri — the droppings of the birds
- ilkerni jıydıla — they gathered the droppings
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | ilkerthe Pleiades | ilkerlethe Pleiadeses | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | ilkernithe Pleiades' | ilkerlenithe Pleiadeses' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | ilkernithe Pleiades (as the object) | ilkerlenithe Pleiadeses (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | ilkergeto the Pleiades | ilkerlegeto the Pleiadeses | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | ilkerdeat / in the Pleiades | ilkerledeat / in the Pleiadeses | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | ilkerdenfrom the Pleiades | ilkerledenfrom the Pleiadeses | 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 | ilkerimmy Pleiades | ilkerlerimmy Pleiadeses |
| your | ilkeringyour Pleiades | ilkerleringyour Pleiadeses |
| his / her | ilkerihis / her Pleiades | ilkerlerihis / her Pleiadeses |
| our | ilkeribizour Pleiades | ilkerleribizour Pleiadeses |
| you all's | ilkerigizyou all's Pleiades | ilkerlerigizyou all's Pleiadeses |
| their | ilkerleritheir Pleiades | ilkerleritheir Pleiadeses |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: ilkerleri can mean "his / her Pleiadeses", "their Pleiades", or "their Pleiadeses" — context decides.