jer
/dʒer/
Definitions
1. earth, ground, soil
- qumlu jer — sandy ground
- jer tübündegi suw — the water under the ground
- jerge salırğa — to set something down on the ground
2. land, plot of land
- bay jer — rich land
- sürülgen jer — ploughed land
- jer sürmegen bayınmaz — he who does not till the land will not grow rich
3. place, spot, locality
- bu jerlede — in these parts
- tuwğan jerim — the place where I was born
- har jerge — everywhere
4. the Earth
- jerni sputnigi — the satellite of the Earth
- jer şar — the globe of the Earth
- jer jüzü — the whole world
5. floor
- jerni sibirirge — to sweep the floor
- jerge suw bürkerge — to sprinkle water on the floor
- jer juwulmağandı — the floor has not been washed
6. saddle
- atha jer sal — put the saddle on the horse
- jer bashannı at biledi — the horse knows the weight of the saddle
- jerni alırğa — to take the saddle off
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| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | jerthe earth | jerlethe earths | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | jernithe earth's | jerlenithe earths' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | jernithe earth (as the object) | jerlenithe earths (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | jergeto the earth | jerlegeto the earths | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | jerdeat / in the earth | jerledeat / in the earths | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | jerdenfrom the earth | jerledenfrom the earths | 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 | jerimmy earth | jerlerimmy earths |
| your | jeringyour earth | jerleringyour earths |
| his / her | jerihis / her earth | jerlerihis / her earths |
| our | jeribizour earth | jerleribizour earths |
| you all's | jerigizyou all's earth | jerlerigizyou all's earths |
| their | jerleritheir earth | jerleritheir earths |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: jerleri can mean "his / her earths", "their earth", or "their earths" — context decides.