indek
/indek/ · plural indekle
ditch, trench, channel dug in the ground (for water, drainage, or defense) — Used for irrigation and drainage ditches, roadside ditches, and defensive trenches, e.g. teren indek 'a deep ditch', indek qazarğa 'dig a ditch'.
- teren indek — a deep ditch
- indek qazarğa — to dig a ditch
- biz indek qazabız — we are digging a trench
- indekge sekir — jump into the ditch
- indekni üsü bla sekirirge — to jump over the ditch
- indekni suw aşab ketgendi — the water has washed the ditch away
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | indekthe ditch | indegimmy ditch | indegiŋyour ditch | indegihis ditch | indegibizour ditch | indegigizyou all's ditch | indekleritheir ditches |
| Genitive | indeknithe ditch's | indegimimy ditch's | indegiŋiyour ditch's | indeginihis ditch's | indegibizniour ditch's | indegigizniyou all's ditch's | indeklerinitheir ditches' |
| Accusative | indeknithe ditch (as the object) | indegimimy ditch (as the object) | indegiŋiyour ditch (as the object) | indeginhis ditch (as the object) | indegibizniour ditch (as the object) | indegigizniyou all's ditch (as the object) | indeklerintheir ditches (as the object) |
| Dative | indekgeto the ditch | indegimeto my ditch | indegiŋeto your ditch | indegineto his ditch | indegibizgeto our ditch | indegigizgeto you all's ditch | indeklerineto their ditches |
| Locative | indekdein / at the ditch | indegimdein / at my ditch | indegiŋdein / at your ditch | indegindein / at his ditch | indegibizdein / at our ditch | indegigizdein / at you all's ditch | indeklerindein / at their ditches |
| Ablative | indekdenfrom the ditch | indegimdenfrom my ditch | indegiŋdenfrom your ditch | indegindenfrom his ditch | indegibizdenfrom our ditch | indegigizdenfrom you all's ditch | indeklerindenfrom their ditches |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | indeklethe ditches | indeklerimmy ditches | indekleriŋyour ditches | indeklerihis ditches | indekleribizour ditches | indeklerigizyou all's ditches | indekleritheir ditches |
| Genitive | indeklenithe ditches' | indeklerimimy ditches' | indekleriŋiyour ditches' | indeklerinihis ditches' | indekleribizniour ditches' | indeklerigizniyou all's ditches' | indeklerinitheir ditches' |
| Accusative | indeklenithe ditches (as the object) | indeklerimimy ditches (as the object) | indekleriŋiyour ditches (as the object) | indeklerinhis ditches (as the object) | indekleribizniour ditches (as the object) | indeklerigizniyou all's ditches (as the object) | indeklerintheir ditches (as the object) |
| Dative | indeklegeto the ditches | indeklerimeto my ditches | indekleriŋeto your ditches | indeklerineto his ditches | indekleribizgeto our ditches | indeklerigizgeto you all's ditches | indeklerineto their ditches |
| Locative | indekledein / at the ditches | indeklerimdein / at my ditches | indekleriŋdein / at your ditches | indeklerindein / at his ditches | indekleribizdein / at our ditches | indeklerigizdein / at you all's ditches | indeklerindein / at their ditches |
| Ablative | indekledenfrom the ditches | indeklerimdenfrom my ditches | indekleriŋdenfrom your ditches | indeklerindenfrom his ditches | indekleribizdenfrom our ditches | indeklerigizdenfrom you all's ditches | indeklerindenfrom their ditches |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: indekleri can mean "his / her ditches", "their ditch", or "their ditches" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.