jetek
/dʒetek/
Definitions
1. side shoot, a sucker growing from the stem of a plant
- nartühnü jetekleri — the side shoots of the maize
- jetekleni üzerge — to strip off the suckers
- jetek çığarğan terek — a tree that has put out a sucker
2. branch of a lineage, a line of descent within a clan
- tuqumnu jetekleri — the branches of the clan
- bir jetekni adamları — the people of one branch
- tuqumnu eki jetegi — the two branches of the clan
3. tributary, a stream flowing into a larger river
- qobannı jetekleri — the tributaries of the Kuban
- jetek suw — a tributary stream
- jetekleri köb suw — a river with many tributaries
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | jetekthe shoot | jeteklethe shoots | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | jeteknithe shoot's | jeteklenithe shoots' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | jeteknithe shoot (as the object) | jeteklenithe shoots (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | jetekgeto the shoot | jeteklegeto the shoots | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | jetekdeat / in the shoot | jetekledeat / in the shoots | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | jetekdenfrom the shoot | jetekledenfrom the shoots | 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 | jetegimmy shoot | jeteklerimmy shoots |
| your | jetegingyour shoot | jetekleringyour shoots |
| his / her | jetegihis / her shoot | jeteklerihis / her shoots |
| our | jetegibizour shoot | jetekleribizour shoots |
| you all's | jetegigizyou all's shoot | jeteklerigizyou all's shoots |
| their | jetekleritheir shoot | jetekleritheir shoots |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: jetekleri can mean "his / her shoots", "their shoot", or "their shoots" — context decides.