istem
/istem/ · plural istemle
1. desire, wish
- ullu istem bla — with great desire
- anı istemi ulludu — his desire is great
- jaşnı istemi oquwdu — the boy's wish is to study
- meni istemim oqurğa edi — my wish was to study
2. worth, value, importance — With a dative and ne, ne istem means something costs a person no effort at all. bir istemge da sanamazğa means to consider someone worthless.
- anŋa ne istem — it costs him nothing
- menŋe ne istem — it costs me nothing
- meni ozarğa anŋa ne istem — it is nothing for him to overtake me
- çalqı çalğan ne istem — mowing with a scythe is no effort
- bir istemge da sanamazğa — to hold in no regard at all
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | istemthe desire | istemimmy desire | istemiŋyour desire | istemihis desire | istemibizour desire | istemigizyou all's desire | istemleritheir desires |
| Genitive | istemnithe desire's | istemimimy desire's | istemiŋiyour desire's | isteminihis desire's | istemibizniour desire's | istemigizniyou all's desire's | istemlerinitheir desires' |
| Accusative | istemnithe desire (as the object) | istemimimy desire (as the object) | istemiŋiyour desire (as the object) | isteminhis desire (as the object) | istemibizniour desire (as the object) | istemigizniyou all's desire (as the object) | istemlerintheir desires (as the object) |
| Dative | istemgeto the desire | istemimeto my desire | istemiŋeto your desire | istemineto his desire | istemibizgeto our desire | istemigizgeto you all's desire | istemlerineto their desires |
| Locative | istemdein / at the desire | istemimdein / at my desire | istemiŋdein / at your desire | istemindein / at his desire | istemibizdein / at our desire | istemigizdein / at you all's desire | istemlerindein / at their desires |
| Ablative | istemdenfrom the desire | istemimdenfrom my desire | istemiŋdenfrom your desire | istemindenfrom his desire | istemibizdenfrom our desire | istemigizdenfrom you all's desire | istemlerindenfrom their desires |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | istemlethe desires | istemlerimmy desires | istemleriŋyour desires | istemlerihis desires | istemleribizour desires | istemlerigizyou all's desires | istemleritheir desires |
| Genitive | istemlenithe desires' | istemlerimimy desires' | istemleriŋiyour desires' | istemlerinihis desires' | istemleribizniour desires' | istemlerigizniyou all's desires' | istemlerinitheir desires' |
| Accusative | istemlenithe desires (as the object) | istemlerimimy desires (as the object) | istemleriŋiyour desires (as the object) | istemlerinhis desires (as the object) | istemleribizniour desires (as the object) | istemlerigizniyou all's desires (as the object) | istemlerintheir desires (as the object) |
| Dative | istemlegeto the desires | istemlerimeto my desires | istemleriŋeto your desires | istemlerineto his desires | istemleribizgeto our desires | istemlerigizgeto you all's desires | istemlerineto their desires |
| Locative | istemledein / at the desires | istemlerimdein / at my desires | istemleriŋdein / at your desires | istemlerindein / at his desires | istemleribizdein / at our desires | istemlerigizdein / at you all's desires | istemlerindein / at their desires |
| Ablative | istemledenfrom the desires | istemlerimdenfrom my desires | istemleriŋdenfrom your desires | istemlerindenfrom his desires | istemleribizdenfrom our desires | istemlerigizdenfrom you all's desires | istemlerindenfrom their desires |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: istemleri can mean "his / her desires", "their desire", or "their desires" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.