jegen
/dʒeɡen/ · plural jegenle
mat woven of reeds or straw, rush mat, bast matting
- eski jegen — an old rush mat
- jegen jayarğa — to spread a rush mat
- jegen jayılıb tura edi — a rush mat was spread out
- jegenni jerge jaydıla — they spread the matting on the ground
- jegende oltururğa — to sit on a rush mat
- kesine jegen etalmağan — who could not make a rush mat for himself
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | jegenthe rush mat | jegenimmy rush mat | jegeniŋyour rush mat | jegenihis rush mat | jegenibizour rush mat | jegenigizyou all's rush mat | jegenleritheir rush mats |
| Genitive | jegennithe rush mat's | jegenimimy rush mat's | jegeniŋiyour rush mat's | jegeninihis rush mat's | jegenibizniour rush mat's | jegenigizniyou all's rush mat's | jegenlerinitheir rush mats' |
| Accusative | jegennithe rush mat (as the object) | jegenimimy rush mat (as the object) | jegeniŋiyour rush mat (as the object) | jegeninhis rush mat (as the object) | jegenibizniour rush mat (as the object) | jegenigizniyou all's rush mat (as the object) | jegenlerintheir rush mats (as the object) |
| Dative | jegenŋeto the rush mat | jegenimeto my rush mat | jegeniŋeto your rush mat | jegenineto his rush mat | jegenibizgeto our rush mat | jegenigizgeto you all's rush mat | jegenlerineto their rush mats |
| Locative | jegendein / at the rush mat | jegenimdein / at my rush mat | jegeniŋdein / at your rush mat | jegenindein / at his rush mat | jegenibizdein / at our rush mat | jegenigizdein / at you all's rush mat | jegenlerindein / at their rush mats |
| Ablative | jegendenfrom the rush mat | jegenimdenfrom my rush mat | jegeniŋdenfrom your rush mat | jegenindenfrom his rush mat | jegenibizdenfrom our rush mat | jegenigizdenfrom you all's rush mat | jegenlerindenfrom their rush mats |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | jegenlethe rush mats | jegenlerimmy rush mats | jegenleriŋyour rush mats | jegenlerihis rush mats | jegenleribizour rush mats | jegenlerigizyou all's rush mats | jegenleritheir rush mats |
| Genitive | jegenlenithe rush mats' | jegenlerimimy rush mats' | jegenleriŋiyour rush mats' | jegenlerinihis rush mats' | jegenleribizniour rush mats' | jegenlerigizniyou all's rush mats' | jegenlerinitheir rush mats' |
| Accusative | jegenlenithe rush mats (as the object) | jegenlerimimy rush mats (as the object) | jegenleriŋiyour rush mats (as the object) | jegenlerinhis rush mats (as the object) | jegenleribizniour rush mats (as the object) | jegenlerigizniyou all's rush mats (as the object) | jegenlerintheir rush mats (as the object) |
| Dative | jegenlegeto the rush mats | jegenlerimeto my rush mats | jegenleriŋeto your rush mats | jegenlerineto his rush mats | jegenleribizgeto our rush mats | jegenlerigizgeto you all's rush mats | jegenlerineto their rush mats |
| Locative | jegenledein / at the rush mats | jegenlerimdein / at my rush mats | jegenleriŋdein / at your rush mats | jegenlerindein / at his rush mats | jegenleribizdein / at our rush mats | jegenlerigizdein / at you all's rush mats | jegenlerindein / at their rush mats |
| Ablative | jegenledenfrom the rush mats | jegenlerimdenfrom my rush mats | jegenleriŋdenfrom your rush mats | jegenlerindenfrom his rush mats | jegenleribizdenfrom our rush mats | jegenlerigizdenfrom you all's rush mats | jegenlerindenfrom their rush mats |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: jegenleri can mean "his / her rush mats", "their rush mat", or "their rush mats" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.