kelgen
/kelɡen/ · plural kelgenle
past participle of kelirge →
visitor — Often in the plural: kelgenleni qabıl alıw 'receiving visitors'.
- kelgenleni qabıl alıw — receiving the visitors
- kelgenle üyge kirdile — the visitors went into the house
- kelgenlege çay berdik — we gave tea to the visitors
Expressions
- awuzumdan qanım kelgen kibikdi — deeply ashamed; utterly unbefitting
- burunumdan qanım kelgen kibikdi — beneath my dignity
- ot alırğa kelgen kibik — in a great hurry
- qan bla kelgen — inherited trait
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | kelgenthe visitor | kelgenimmy visitor | kelgeniŋyour visitor | kelgenihis visitor | kelgenibizour visitor | kelgenigizyou all's visitor | kelgenleritheir visitors |
| Genitive | kelgennithe visitor's | kelgenimimy visitor's | kelgeniŋiyour visitor's | kelgeninihis visitor's | kelgenibizniour visitor's | kelgenigizniyou all's visitor's | kelgenlerinitheir visitors' |
| Accusative | kelgennithe visitor (as the object) | kelgenimimy visitor (as the object) | kelgeniŋiyour visitor (as the object) | kelgeninhis visitor (as the object) | kelgenibizniour visitor (as the object) | kelgenigizniyou all's visitor (as the object) | kelgenlerintheir visitors (as the object) |
| Dative | kelgenŋeto the visitor | kelgenimeto my visitor | kelgeniŋeto your visitor | kelgenineto his visitor | kelgenibizgeto our visitor | kelgenigizgeto you all's visitor | kelgenlerineto their visitors |
| Locative | kelgendein / at the visitor | kelgenimdein / at my visitor | kelgeniŋdein / at your visitor | kelgenindein / at his visitor | kelgenibizdein / at our visitor | kelgenigizdein / at you all's visitor | kelgenlerindein / at their visitors |
| Ablative | kelgendenfrom the visitor | kelgenimdenfrom my visitor | kelgeniŋdenfrom your visitor | kelgenindenfrom his visitor | kelgenibizdenfrom our visitor | kelgenigizdenfrom you all's visitor | kelgenlerindenfrom their visitors |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | kelgenlethe visitors | kelgenlerimmy visitors | kelgenleriŋyour visitors | kelgenlerihis visitors | kelgenleribizour visitors | kelgenlerigizyou all's visitors | kelgenleritheir visitors |
| Genitive | kelgenlenithe visitors' | kelgenlerimimy visitors' | kelgenleriŋiyour visitors' | kelgenlerinihis visitors' | kelgenleribizniour visitors' | kelgenlerigizniyou all's visitors' | kelgenlerinitheir visitors' |
| Accusative | kelgenlenithe visitors (as the object) | kelgenlerimimy visitors (as the object) | kelgenleriŋiyour visitors (as the object) | kelgenlerinhis visitors (as the object) | kelgenleribizniour visitors (as the object) | kelgenlerigizniyou all's visitors (as the object) | kelgenlerintheir visitors (as the object) |
| Dative | kelgenlegeto the visitors | kelgenlerimeto my visitors | kelgenleriŋeto your visitors | kelgenlerineto his visitors | kelgenleribizgeto our visitors | kelgenlerigizgeto you all's visitors | kelgenlerineto their visitors |
| Locative | kelgenledein / at the visitors | kelgenlerimdein / at my visitors | kelgenleriŋdein / at your visitors | kelgenlerindein / at his visitors | kelgenleribizdein / at our visitors | kelgenlerigizdein / at you all's visitors | kelgenlerindein / at their visitors |
| Ablative | kelgenledenfrom the visitors | kelgenlerimdenfrom my visitors | kelgenleriŋdenfrom your visitors | kelgenlerindenfrom his visitors | kelgenleribizdenfrom our visitors | kelgenlerigizdenfrom you all's visitors | kelgenlerindenfrom their visitors |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: kelgenleri can mean "his / her visitors", "their visitor", or "their visitors" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.
Which reading? Look at what follows.
| kelgen + noun | the one who comes (the noun is the doer) |
|---|---|
| kelgeni, nothing after | someone's coming |
| kelgeni under bilirge, körürge | that someone comes |
Cases with an owner
The endings on kelgeni, the form with a third-person owner. Every other owner takes the same six.
| nominative | kelgenihis / her having come |
|---|---|
| genitive | kelgeninihis / her having come's |
| accusative | kelgeninhis / her having come |
| dative | kelgenineto his / her having come |
| locative | kelgenindewhen he / she came |
| ablative | kelgenindenafter he / she came |
Negative
| the negative | kelmegenthe one that didn't come |
|---|---|
| his / her | kelmegenihis / her not having come |