kelinçik
/kelintʃik/
Definition
a young bride, a newly married woman
- jangı kelinçik — a new young bride
- kelinçik üyge kirdi — the young bride entered the house
- kelinçikni quwandırdıla — they gladdened the young bride
Related
kelinbasebride, a newly married woman; daughter-in-law, the wife of one's son or brother
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| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | kelinçikthe young bride | kelinçiklethe young brides | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | kelinçiknithe young bride's | kelinçiklenithe young brides' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | kelinçiknithe young bride (as the object) | kelinçiklenithe young brides (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | kelinçikgeto the young bride | kelinçiklegeto the young brides | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | kelinçikdeat / in the young bride | kelinçikledeat / in the young brides | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | kelinçikdenfrom the young bride | kelinçikledenfrom the young brides | 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 | kelinçigimmy young bride | kelinçiklerimmy young brides |
| your | kelinçigingyour young bride | kelinçikleringyour young brides |
| his / her | kelinçigihis / her young bride | kelinçiklerihis / her young brides |
| our | kelinçigibizour young bride | kelinçikleribizour young brides |
| you all's | kelinçigigizyou all's young bride | kelinçiklerigizyou all's young brides |
| their | kelinçikleritheir young bride | kelinçikleritheir young brides |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: kelinçikleri can mean "his / her young brides", "their young bride", or "their young brides" — context decides.