jelken
/dʒelken/ · plural jelkenle
sail — Before another noun it means sailing, as in jelken keme "sailing ship". kemeni jelkenin keter means take in a ship's sail.
- kemeni jelkeni — the ship's sail
- ullu jelken — a big sail
- jelkenni jaydıla — they spread the sail
- qayıqnı jelkeni aq edi — the boat's sail was white
- jelkenle köb türlü boladıla — sails come in many kinds
- jelken keme bla ötgen edi — had crossed on a sailing ship
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | jelkenthe sail | jelkenimmy sail | jelkeniŋyour sail | jelkenihis sail | jelkenibizour sail | jelkenigizyou all's sail | jelkenleritheir sails |
| Genitive | jelkennithe sail's | jelkenimimy sail's | jelkeniŋiyour sail's | jelkeninihis sail's | jelkenibizniour sail's | jelkenigizniyou all's sail's | jelkenlerinitheir sails' |
| Accusative | jelkennithe sail (as the object) | jelkenimimy sail (as the object) | jelkeniŋiyour sail (as the object) | jelkeninhis sail (as the object) | jelkenibizniour sail (as the object) | jelkenigizniyou all's sail (as the object) | jelkenlerintheir sails (as the object) |
| Dative | jelkenŋeto the sail | jelkenimeto my sail | jelkeniŋeto your sail | jelkenineto his sail | jelkenibizgeto our sail | jelkenigizgeto you all's sail | jelkenlerineto their sails |
| Locative | jelkendein / at the sail | jelkenimdein / at my sail | jelkeniŋdein / at your sail | jelkenindein / at his sail | jelkenibizdein / at our sail | jelkenigizdein / at you all's sail | jelkenlerindein / at their sails |
| Ablative | jelkendenfrom the sail | jelkenimdenfrom my sail | jelkeniŋdenfrom your sail | jelkenindenfrom his sail | jelkenibizdenfrom our sail | jelkenigizdenfrom you all's sail | jelkenlerindenfrom their sails |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | jelkenlethe sails | jelkenlerimmy sails | jelkenleriŋyour sails | jelkenlerihis sails | jelkenleribizour sails | jelkenlerigizyou all's sails | jelkenleritheir sails |
| Genitive | jelkenlenithe sails' | jelkenlerimimy sails' | jelkenleriŋiyour sails' | jelkenlerinihis sails' | jelkenleribizniour sails' | jelkenlerigizniyou all's sails' | jelkenlerinitheir sails' |
| Accusative | jelkenlenithe sails (as the object) | jelkenlerimimy sails (as the object) | jelkenleriŋiyour sails (as the object) | jelkenlerinhis sails (as the object) | jelkenleribizniour sails (as the object) | jelkenlerigizniyou all's sails (as the object) | jelkenlerintheir sails (as the object) |
| Dative | jelkenlegeto the sails | jelkenlerimeto my sails | jelkenleriŋeto your sails | jelkenlerineto his sails | jelkenleribizgeto our sails | jelkenlerigizgeto you all's sails | jelkenlerineto their sails |
| Locative | jelkenledein / at the sails | jelkenlerimdein / at my sails | jelkenleriŋdein / at your sails | jelkenlerindein / at his sails | jelkenleribizdein / at our sails | jelkenlerigizdein / at you all's sails | jelkenlerindein / at their sails |
| Ablative | jelkenledenfrom the sails | jelkenlerimdenfrom my sails | jelkenleriŋdenfrom your sails | jelkenlerindenfrom his sails | jelkenleribizdenfrom our sails | jelkenlerigizdenfrom you all's sails | jelkenlerindenfrom their sails |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: jelkenleri can mean "his / her sails", "their sail", or "their sails" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.