keleçilik
/keletʃilik/
Definitions
1. matchmaking; the formal asking for a woman's hand through go-betweens
- keleçilik aytırğa — to ask for a girl's hand through go-betweens
- keleçilikge kelirge — to come as a marriage envoy
- keleçilikni başlağandı — he has begun the matchmaking
2. mediation; the office of acting as an envoy between two parties
- bizge kişi keleçilik kerek tüldü — we need nobody's mediation
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | keleçilikthe matchmaking | keleçiliklethe matchmaking | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | keleçiliknithe matchmaking's | keleçiliklenithe matchmaking's | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | keleçiliknithe matchmaking (as the object) | keleçiliklenithe matchmaking (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | keleçilikgeto the matchmaking | keleçiliklegeto the matchmaking | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | keleçilikdeat / in the matchmaking | keleçilikledeat / in the matchmaking | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | keleçilikdenfrom the matchmaking | keleçilikledenfrom the matchmaking | 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 | keleçiligimmy matchmaking | keleçiliklerimmy matchmaking |
| your | keleçiligingyour matchmaking | keleçilikleringyour matchmaking |
| his / her | keleçiligihis / her matchmaking | keleçiliklerihis / her matchmaking |
| our | keleçiligibizour matchmaking | keleçilikleribizour matchmaking |
| you all's | keleçiligigizyou all's matchmaking | keleçiliklerigizyou all's matchmaking |
| their | keleçilikleritheir matchmaking | keleçilikleritheir matchmaking |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: keleçilikleri can mean "his / her matchmaking", "their matchmaking", or "their matchmaking" — context decides.