jerçik
/dʒertʃik/
Definition
a little place, a small spot
- tınç jerçik — a quiet little spot
- bir jerçikde — in one small place
- ariw jerçik — a pretty little spot
Related
jerbaseearth, ground, soil; land, plot of land; place, spot, locality; the Earth; floor; saddle
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | jerçikthe little place | jerçiklethe little places | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | jerçiknithe little place's | jerçiklenithe little places' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | jerçiknithe little place (as the object) | jerçiklenithe little places (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | jerçikgeto the little place | jerçiklegeto the little places | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | jerçikdeat / in the little place | jerçikledeat / in the little places | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | jerçikdenfrom the little place | jerçikledenfrom the little places | 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 | jerçigimmy little place | jerçiklerimmy little places |
| your | jerçigingyour little place | jerçikleringyour little places |
| his / her | jerçigihis / her little place | jerçiklerihis / her little places |
| our | jerçigibizour little place | jerçikleribizour little places |
| you all's | jerçigigizyou all's little place | jerçiklerigizyou all's little places |
| their | jerçikleritheir little place | jerçikleritheir little places |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: jerçikleri can mean "his / her little places", "their little place", or "their little places" — context decides.