keŋeş
/keŋeʃ/ · plural keŋeşle
1. meeting, conference, session
- keŋeş başlandı — the meeting has started
- bügün keŋeş baradı — the meeting is going on today
- keŋeş bardırırğa — to hold a meeting
- ala keŋeşge jıyılğandıla — they have gathered for the meeting
- ustazla keŋeşge jıyıldıla — the teachers gathered for the meeting
- keŋeşde köb adam bolğandı — there were many people at the meeting
- keŋeş sağat da barmadı — the meeting did not last even an hour
2. conversation, talk, chat
- keŋeş eterge — to have a talk
- qartla keŋeş etedile — the old men are having a talk
- uzaq keŋeş etdik — we had a long conversation
- keŋeşge siŋerge — to become absorbed in conversation
- keŋeşge tutarğa — to hold someone up with talk
3. council, soviet (governing body) — An official term of the Soviet period, as in el keŋeş "village council". Before another noun it means Soviet, as in keŋeş hokumat "the Soviet state".
- el keŋeş — a village council
- el keŋeşni başçısı — the head of the village council
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | keŋeşthe meeting | keŋeşimmy meeting | keŋeşiŋyour meeting | keŋeşihis meeting | keŋeşibizour meeting | keŋeşigizyou all's meeting | keŋeşleritheir meetings |
| Genitive | keŋeşnithe meeting's | keŋeşimimy meeting's | keŋeşiŋiyour meeting's | keŋeşinihis meeting's | keŋeşibizniour meeting's | keŋeşigizniyou all's meeting's | keŋeşlerinitheir meetings' |
| Accusative | keŋeşnithe meeting (as the object) | keŋeşimimy meeting (as the object) | keŋeşiŋiyour meeting (as the object) | keŋeşinhis meeting (as the object) | keŋeşibizniour meeting (as the object) | keŋeşigizniyou all's meeting (as the object) | keŋeşlerintheir meetings (as the object) |
| Dative | keŋeşgeto the meeting | keŋeşimeto my meeting | keŋeşiŋeto your meeting | keŋeşineto his meeting | keŋeşibizgeto our meeting | keŋeşigizgeto you all's meeting | keŋeşlerineto their meetings |
| Locative | keŋeşdein / at the meeting | keŋeşimdein / at my meeting | keŋeşiŋdein / at your meeting | keŋeşindein / at his meeting | keŋeşibizdein / at our meeting | keŋeşigizdein / at you all's meeting | keŋeşlerindein / at their meetings |
| Ablative | keŋeşdenfrom the meeting | keŋeşimdenfrom my meeting | keŋeşiŋdenfrom your meeting | keŋeşindenfrom his meeting | keŋeşibizdenfrom our meeting | keŋeşigizdenfrom you all's meeting | keŋeşlerindenfrom their meetings |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | keŋeşlethe meetings | keŋeşlerimmy meetings | keŋeşleriŋyour meetings | keŋeşlerihis meetings | keŋeşleribizour meetings | keŋeşlerigizyou all's meetings | keŋeşleritheir meetings |
| Genitive | keŋeşlenithe meetings' | keŋeşlerimimy meetings' | keŋeşleriŋiyour meetings' | keŋeşlerinihis meetings' | keŋeşleribizniour meetings' | keŋeşlerigizniyou all's meetings' | keŋeşlerinitheir meetings' |
| Accusative | keŋeşlenithe meetings (as the object) | keŋeşlerimimy meetings (as the object) | keŋeşleriŋiyour meetings (as the object) | keŋeşlerinhis meetings (as the object) | keŋeşleribizniour meetings (as the object) | keŋeşlerigizniyou all's meetings (as the object) | keŋeşlerintheir meetings (as the object) |
| Dative | keŋeşlegeto the meetings | keŋeşlerimeto my meetings | keŋeşleriŋeto your meetings | keŋeşlerineto his meetings | keŋeşleribizgeto our meetings | keŋeşlerigizgeto you all's meetings | keŋeşlerineto their meetings |
| Locative | keŋeşledein / at the meetings | keŋeşlerimdein / at my meetings | keŋeşleriŋdein / at your meetings | keŋeşlerindein / at his meetings | keŋeşleribizdein / at our meetings | keŋeşlerigizdein / at you all's meetings | keŋeşlerindein / at their meetings |
| Ablative | keŋeşledenfrom the meetings | keŋeşlerimdenfrom my meetings | keŋeşleriŋdenfrom your meetings | keŋeşlerindenfrom his meetings | keŋeşleribizdenfrom our meetings | keŋeşlerigizdenfrom you all's meetings | keŋeşlerindenfrom their meetings |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: keŋeşleri can mean "his / her meetings", "their meeting", or "their meetings" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.