kelejek
/keledʒek/ · plural kelejekle
the future, what is to come, what lies ahead — Tenishev and Suyunchev 1989 marks it archaic, and Botashev 2010 lists it among obsolete words. Common phrase: kelejekni bilirge "foresee the future". Proverb: kelejekge qıldan köpür tizilir, ketejekge temir sınjır üzülür "for what is to come a bridge is built of a hair, for what is to go an iron chain breaks", meaning that what is fated will happen.
- kelejekni bilirge — to know the future
- kelejekni kim biledi? — who knows the future?
- biz kelejekge qaraybız — we look to the future
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | kelejekthe future | kelejegimmy future | kelejegiŋyour future | kelejegihis future | kelejegibizour future | kelejegigizyou all's future | kelejekleritheir futures |
| Genitive | kelejeknithe future's | kelejegimimy future's | kelejegiŋiyour future's | kelejeginihis future's | kelejegibizniour future's | kelejegigizniyou all's future's | kelejeklerinitheir futures' |
| Accusative | kelejeknithe future (as the object) | kelejegimimy future (as the object) | kelejegiŋiyour future (as the object) | kelejeginhis future (as the object) | kelejegibizniour future (as the object) | kelejegigizniyou all's future (as the object) | kelejeklerintheir futures (as the object) |
| Dative | kelejekgeto the future | kelejegimeto my future | kelejegiŋeto your future | kelejegineto his future | kelejegibizgeto our future | kelejegigizgeto you all's future | kelejeklerineto their futures |
| Locative | kelejekdein / at the future | kelejegimdein / at my future | kelejegiŋdein / at your future | kelejegindein / at his future | kelejegibizdein / at our future | kelejegigizdein / at you all's future | kelejeklerindein / at their futures |
| Ablative | kelejekdenfrom the future | kelejegimdenfrom my future | kelejegiŋdenfrom your future | kelejegindenfrom his future | kelejegibizdenfrom our future | kelejegigizdenfrom you all's future | kelejeklerindenfrom their futures |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | kelejeklethe futures | kelejeklerimmy futures | kelejekleriŋyour futures | kelejeklerihis futures | kelejekleribizour futures | kelejeklerigizyou all's futures | kelejekleritheir futures |
| Genitive | kelejeklenithe futures' | kelejeklerimimy futures' | kelejekleriŋiyour futures' | kelejeklerinihis futures' | kelejekleribizniour futures' | kelejeklerigizniyou all's futures' | kelejeklerinitheir futures' |
| Accusative | kelejeklenithe futures (as the object) | kelejeklerimimy futures (as the object) | kelejekleriŋiyour futures (as the object) | kelejeklerinhis futures (as the object) | kelejekleribizniour futures (as the object) | kelejeklerigizniyou all's futures (as the object) | kelejeklerintheir futures (as the object) |
| Dative | kelejeklegeto the futures | kelejeklerimeto my futures | kelejekleriŋeto your futures | kelejeklerineto his futures | kelejekleribizgeto our futures | kelejeklerigizgeto you all's futures | kelejeklerineto their futures |
| Locative | kelejekledein / at the futures | kelejeklerimdein / at my futures | kelejekleriŋdein / at your futures | kelejeklerindein / at his futures | kelejekleribizdein / at our futures | kelejeklerigizdein / at you all's futures | kelejeklerindein / at their futures |
| Ablative | kelejekledenfrom the futures | kelejeklerimdenfrom my futures | kelejekleriŋdenfrom your futures | kelejeklerindenfrom his futures | kelejekleribizdenfrom our futures | kelejeklerigizdenfrom you all's futures | kelejeklerindenfrom their futures |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: kelejekleri can mean "his / her futures", "their future", or "their futures" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.