keçe
/ketʃe/ · plural keçele
1. night, late evening
- qaraŋı keçe — a dark night
- ayjarıq keçe — a moonlit night
- keçe boldu — night fell
- keçe arası — midnight
- juqusuz keçele — sleepless nights
- keçe bla kün — night and day; a full day and night
- keçe qalırğa — to stay the night
- keçe aşhı bolsun! — good night!
- keçede juqlaybız — we sleep at night
2. at night, by night
- tünene keçe — last night
- men şahardan keçe keldim — I came from the town at night
- keçe sayın — every night
- keçe bla — by night
- keçe bla jeterge — to arrive by night
- keçe da, kündüz da — by night and by day
Expressions
- keçe ortası bolurğa — get late
- keçe, kün — always
- keçedi, kündü demey — without delay; round the clock
- keçeni kün etib — work day and night
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | keçethe night | keçemmy night | keçeŋyour night | keçesihis night | keçebizour night | keçegizyou all's night | keçeleritheir nights |
| Genitive | keçenithe night's | keçemimy night's | keçeŋiyour night's | keçesinihis night's | keçebizniour night's | keçegizniyou all's night's | keçelerinitheir nights' |
| Accusative | keçenithe night (as the object) | keçemimy night (as the object) | keçeŋiyour night (as the object) | keçesinhis night (as the object) | keçebizniour night (as the object) | keçegizniyou all's night (as the object) | keçelerintheir nights (as the object) |
| Dative | keçegeto the night | keçemeto my night | keçeŋeto your night | keçesineto his night | keçebizgeto our night | keçegizgeto you all's night | keçelerineto their nights |
| Locative | keçedein / at the night | keçemdein / at my night | keçeŋdein / at your night | keçesindein / at his night | keçebizdein / at our night | keçegizdein / at you all's night | keçelerindein / at their nights |
| Ablative | keçedenfrom the night | keçemdenfrom my night | keçeŋdenfrom your night | keçesindenfrom his night | keçebizdenfrom our night | keçegizdenfrom you all's night | keçelerindenfrom their nights |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | keçelethe nights | keçelerimmy nights | keçeleriŋyour nights | keçelerihis nights | keçeleribizour nights | keçelerigizyou all's nights | keçeleritheir nights |
| Genitive | keçelenithe nights' | keçelerimimy nights' | keçeleriŋiyour nights' | keçelerinihis nights' | keçeleribizniour nights' | keçelerigizniyou all's nights' | keçelerinitheir nights' |
| Accusative | keçelenithe nights (as the object) | keçelerimimy nights (as the object) | keçeleriŋiyour nights (as the object) | keçelerinhis nights (as the object) | keçeleribizniour nights (as the object) | keçelerigizniyou all's nights (as the object) | keçelerintheir nights (as the object) |
| Dative | keçelegeto the nights | keçelerimeto my nights | keçeleriŋeto your nights | keçelerineto his nights | keçeleribizgeto our nights | keçelerigizgeto you all's nights | keçelerineto their nights |
| Locative | keçeledein / at the nights | keçelerimdein / at my nights | keçeleriŋdein / at your nights | keçelerindein / at his nights | keçeleribizdein / at our nights | keçelerigizdein / at you all's nights | keçelerindein / at their nights |
| Ablative | keçeledenfrom the nights | keçelerimdenfrom my nights | keçeleriŋdenfrom your nights | keçelerindenfrom his nights | keçeleribizdenfrom our nights | keçelerigizdenfrom you all's nights | keçelerindenfrom their nights |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: keçeleri can mean "his / her nights", "their night", or "their nights" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.