işek
/ iʃek /
Definitions noun doubt, suspicion, misgiving
Definitions noun a yearling sheep or goat, a sheep in its second year
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | işek the doubt | işekle the doubts | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | işekni the doubt's | işekleni the doubts' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | işekni the doubt (as the object) | işekleni the doubts (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | işekge to the doubt | işeklege to the doubts | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | işekde at / in the doubt | işeklede at / in the doubts | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | işekden from the doubt | işekleden from the doubts | 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 | işegim my doubt | işeklerim my doubts |
| your | işegiŋ your doubt | işekleriŋ your doubts |
| his / her | işegi his / her doubt | işekleri his / her doubts |
| our | işegibiz our doubt | işekleribiz our doubts |
| you all's | işegigiz you all's doubt | işeklerigiz you all's doubts |
| their | işekleri their doubt | işekleri their doubts |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: işekleri can mean "his / her doubts", "their doubt", or "their doubts" — context decides.