jen
/dʒen/ · plural jenle
blood relative, kin, relative — Used only in the pair word et-jen.
- et-jenlerim keldile — my blood relatives came
- ol meni et-jenimdi — he is my blood relative
- biz et-jenbiz — we are blood relatives
- men et-jenimi kördüm — I saw my blood relative
Expressions
- eti jenine sıyınmazğa — to grow enormously fat
- eti-jeni dızıldarğa — be shaken up
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | jenthe relative | jenimmy relative | jeniŋyour relative | jenihis relative | jenibizour relative | jenigizyou all's relative | jenleritheir relatives |
| Genitive | jennithe relative's | jenimimy relative's | jeniŋiyour relative's | jeninihis relative's | jenibizniour relative's | jenigizniyou all's relative's | jenlerinitheir relatives' |
| Accusative | jennithe relative (as the object) | jenimimy relative (as the object) | jeniŋiyour relative (as the object) | jeninhis relative (as the object) | jenibizniour relative (as the object) | jenigizniyou all's relative (as the object) | jenlerintheir relatives (as the object) |
| Dative | jenŋeto the relative | jenimeto my relative | jeniŋeto your relative | jenineto his relative | jenibizgeto our relative | jenigizgeto you all's relative | jenlerineto their relatives |
| Locative | jendein / at the relative | jenimdein / at my relative | jeniŋdein / at your relative | jenindein / at his relative | jenibizdein / at our relative | jenigizdein / at you all's relative | jenlerindein / at their relatives |
| Ablative | jendenfrom the relative | jenimdenfrom my relative | jeniŋdenfrom your relative | jenindenfrom his relative | jenibizdenfrom our relative | jenigizdenfrom you all's relative | jenlerindenfrom their relatives |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | jenlethe relatives | jenlerimmy relatives | jenleriŋyour relatives | jenlerihis relatives | jenleribizour relatives | jenlerigizyou all's relatives | jenleritheir relatives |
| Genitive | jenlenithe relatives' | jenlerimimy relatives' | jenleriŋiyour relatives' | jenlerinihis relatives' | jenleribizniour relatives' | jenlerigizniyou all's relatives' | jenlerinitheir relatives' |
| Accusative | jenlenithe relatives (as the object) | jenlerimimy relatives (as the object) | jenleriŋiyour relatives (as the object) | jenlerinhis relatives (as the object) | jenleribizniour relatives (as the object) | jenlerigizniyou all's relatives (as the object) | jenlerintheir relatives (as the object) |
| Dative | jenlegeto the relatives | jenlerimeto my relatives | jenleriŋeto your relatives | jenlerineto his relatives | jenleribizgeto our relatives | jenlerigizgeto you all's relatives | jenlerineto their relatives |
| Locative | jenledein / at the relatives | jenlerimdein / at my relatives | jenleriŋdein / at your relatives | jenlerindein / at his relatives | jenleribizdein / at our relatives | jenlerigizdein / at you all's relatives | jenlerindein / at their relatives |
| Ablative | jenledenfrom the relatives | jenlerimdenfrom my relatives | jenleriŋdenfrom your relatives | jenlerindenfrom his relatives | jenleribizdenfrom our relatives | jenlerigizdenfrom you all's relatives | jenlerindenfrom their relatives |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: jenleri can mean "his / her relatives", "their relative", or "their relatives" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.