kelemen
/kelemen/ · plural kelemenle
promise to come — Usually takes a possessive ending and describes someone who keeps promising to come but does not: kelemeni qurumaydı or kelemeni tohtamaydı "he keeps promising to come"; anı kelemeni ötürük boldu "he promised to come but did not".
- kelemeni qurumaydı — he keeps promising to come
- anı kelemeni ötürük boldu — he promised to come but did not
- meni kelemenim ötürük boldu — I promised to come but did not
- kelemeni tohtamaydı — he never stops promising to come
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | kelementhe promise | kelemenimmy promise | kelemeniŋyour promise | kelemenihis promise | kelemenibizour promise | kelemenigizyou all's promise | kelemenleritheir promises |
| Genitive | kelemennithe promise's | kelemenimimy promise's | kelemeniŋiyour promise's | kelemeninihis promise's | kelemenibizniour promise's | kelemenigizniyou all's promise's | kelemenlerinitheir promises' |
| Accusative | kelemennithe promise (as the object) | kelemenimimy promise (as the object) | kelemeniŋiyour promise (as the object) | kelemeninhis promise (as the object) | kelemenibizniour promise (as the object) | kelemenigizniyou all's promise (as the object) | kelemenlerintheir promises (as the object) |
| Dative | kelemenŋeto the promise | kelemenimeto my promise | kelemeniŋeto your promise | kelemenineto his promise | kelemenibizgeto our promise | kelemenigizgeto you all's promise | kelemenlerineto their promises |
| Locative | kelemendein / at the promise | kelemenimdein / at my promise | kelemeniŋdein / at your promise | kelemenindein / at his promise | kelemenibizdein / at our promise | kelemenigizdein / at you all's promise | kelemenlerindein / at their promises |
| Ablative | kelemendenfrom the promise | kelemenimdenfrom my promise | kelemeniŋdenfrom your promise | kelemenindenfrom his promise | kelemenibizdenfrom our promise | kelemenigizdenfrom you all's promise | kelemenlerindenfrom their promises |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | kelemenlethe promises | kelemenlerimmy promises | kelemenleriŋyour promises | kelemenlerihis promises | kelemenleribizour promises | kelemenlerigizyou all's promises | kelemenleritheir promises |
| Genitive | kelemenlenithe promises' | kelemenlerimimy promises' | kelemenleriŋiyour promises' | kelemenlerinihis promises' | kelemenleribizniour promises' | kelemenlerigizniyou all's promises' | kelemenlerinitheir promises' |
| Accusative | kelemenlenithe promises (as the object) | kelemenlerimimy promises (as the object) | kelemenleriŋiyour promises (as the object) | kelemenlerinhis promises (as the object) | kelemenleribizniour promises (as the object) | kelemenlerigizniyou all's promises (as the object) | kelemenlerintheir promises (as the object) |
| Dative | kelemenlegeto the promises | kelemenlerimeto my promises | kelemenleriŋeto your promises | kelemenlerineto his promises | kelemenleribizgeto our promises | kelemenlerigizgeto you all's promises | kelemenlerineto their promises |
| Locative | kelemenledein / at the promises | kelemenlerimdein / at my promises | kelemenleriŋdein / at your promises | kelemenlerindein / at his promises | kelemenleribizdein / at our promises | kelemenlerigizdein / at you all's promises | kelemenlerindein / at their promises |
| Ablative | kelemenledenfrom the promises | kelemenlerimdenfrom my promises | kelemenleriŋdenfrom your promises | kelemenlerindenfrom his promises | kelemenleribizdenfrom our promises | kelemenlerigizdenfrom you all's promises | kelemenlerindenfrom their promises |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: kelemenleri can mean "his / her promises", "their promise", or "their promises" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.