jesir
/dʒesir/ · plural jesirle
1. captive, prisoner of war, bondsman — Before another noun it means captive, taken prisoner: jesir soldat "a captured soldier". jesir eterge means take prisoner.
- jesir soldat — a captured soldier
- jesir eterge — to take captive
- soldatla jesirni alıb ketdile — the soldiers took the captive away
- faşistle jesirleni ullu qıynağandıla — the fascists tortured the captives terribly
- batırnı jesiri bol — be a hero's captive
2. captivity, bondage — jesirge tüşerge means fall into captivity; jesirge alırğa means take prisoner.
- jesirge tüşgendi — he fell into captivity
- ala jesirge alınŋan edile — they had been taken into captivity
- ol jesirde köb turdu — he spent a long time in captivity
- jesirden qaçhandı — he escaped from captivity
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | jesirthe captive | jesirimmy captive | jesiriŋyour captive | jesirihis captive | jesiribizour captive | jesirigizyou all's captive | jesirleritheir captives |
| Genitive | jesirnithe captive's | jesirimimy captive's | jesiriŋiyour captive's | jesirinihis captive's | jesiribizniour captive's | jesirigizniyou all's captive's | jesirlerinitheir captives' |
| Accusative | jesirnithe captive (as the object) | jesirimimy captive (as the object) | jesiriŋiyour captive (as the object) | jesirinhis captive (as the object) | jesiribizniour captive (as the object) | jesirigizniyou all's captive (as the object) | jesirlerintheir captives (as the object) |
| Dative | jesirgeto the captive | jesirimeto my captive | jesiriŋeto your captive | jesirineto his captive | jesiribizgeto our captive | jesirigizgeto you all's captive | jesirlerineto their captives |
| Locative | jesirdein / at the captive | jesirimdein / at my captive | jesiriŋdein / at your captive | jesirindein / at his captive | jesiribizdein / at our captive | jesirigizdein / at you all's captive | jesirlerindein / at their captives |
| Ablative | jesirdenfrom the captive | jesirimdenfrom my captive | jesiriŋdenfrom your captive | jesirindenfrom his captive | jesiribizdenfrom our captive | jesirigizdenfrom you all's captive | jesirlerindenfrom their captives |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | jesirlethe captives | jesirlerimmy captives | jesirleriŋyour captives | jesirlerihis captives | jesirleribizour captives | jesirlerigizyou all's captives | jesirleritheir captives |
| Genitive | jesirlenithe captives' | jesirlerimimy captives' | jesirleriŋiyour captives' | jesirlerinihis captives' | jesirleribizniour captives' | jesirlerigizniyou all's captives' | jesirlerinitheir captives' |
| Accusative | jesirlenithe captives (as the object) | jesirlerimimy captives (as the object) | jesirleriŋiyour captives (as the object) | jesirlerinhis captives (as the object) | jesirleribizniour captives (as the object) | jesirlerigizniyou all's captives (as the object) | jesirlerintheir captives (as the object) |
| Dative | jesirlegeto the captives | jesirlerimeto my captives | jesirleriŋeto your captives | jesirlerineto his captives | jesirleribizgeto our captives | jesirlerigizgeto you all's captives | jesirlerineto their captives |
| Locative | jesirledein / at the captives | jesirlerimdein / at my captives | jesirleriŋdein / at your captives | jesirlerindein / at his captives | jesirleribizdein / at our captives | jesirlerigizdein / at you all's captives | jesirlerindein / at their captives |
| Ablative | jesirledenfrom the captives | jesirlerimdenfrom my captives | jesirleriŋdenfrom your captives | jesirlerindenfrom his captives | jesirleribizdenfrom our captives | jesirlerigizdenfrom you all's captives | jesirlerindenfrom their captives |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: jesirleri can mean "his / her captives", "their captive", or "their captives" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.