kegey
/keɡej/
Definition
spoke, one of the rods running from the hub to the rim of a wheel
- arba çarhnı kegeyleri — the spokes of the cart wheel
- kegeyle da közüw aylanadıla — the spokes too come round each in its turn
- sıngan kegeyni alışdırdıla — they replaced the broken spoke
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | kegeythe spoke | kegeylethe spokes | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | kegeynithe spoke's | kegeylenithe spokes' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | kegeynithe spoke (as the object) | kegeylenithe spokes (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | kegeygeto the spoke | kegeylegeto the spokes | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | kegeydeat / in the spoke | kegeyledeat / in the spokes | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | kegeydenfrom the spoke | kegeyledenfrom the spokes | 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 | kegeyimmy spoke | kegeylerimmy spokes |
| your | kegeyingyour spoke | kegeyleringyour spokes |
| his / her | kegeyihis / her spoke | kegeylerihis / her spokes |
| our | kegeyibizour spoke | kegeyleribizour spokes |
| you all's | kegeyigizyou all's spoke | kegeylerigizyou all's spokes |
| their | kegeyleritheir spoke | kegeyleritheir spokes |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: kegeyleri can mean "his / her spokes", "their spoke", or "their spokes" — context decides.