işlegen
/iʃleɡen/
Definitions
1. working, who worked, functioning, operative
- işlegen adam aşdan toq bolur — a person who works is well-fed with food
- sabanda işlegen jaşla qıyınlıqdan qorqmadıla — the youths working in the field feared no toil
- terk işlegen sağat üyde uradı — the functioning clock ticks in the house
2. worker, laborer, creator
- işlegenge halqdan sıy bar — there is honor from the people for the working person
- işlegenni terin qurutmay ahçasın ber — pay the worker before his sweat dries
- işlegenle birleşib sabannı orduq — uniting together, the workers harvested the field
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | işlegenthe worker | işlegenlethe workers | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | işlegennithe worker's | işlegenlenithe workers' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | işlegennithe worker (as the object) | işlegenlenithe workers (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | işlegengeto the worker | işlegenlegeto the workers | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | işlegendeat / in the worker | işlegenledeat / in the workers | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | işlegendenfrom the worker | işlegenledenfrom the workers | 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 | işlegenimmy worker | işlegenlerimmy workers |
| your | işlegeningyour worker | işlegenleringyour workers |
| his / her | işlegenihis / her worker | işlegenlerihis / her workers |
| our | işlegenibizour worker | işlegenleribizour workers |
| you all's | işlegenigizyou all's worker | işlegenlerigizyou all's workers |
| their | işlegenleritheir worker | işlegenleritheir 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.