keme
/keme/ · plural kemele
1. ship, boat, water vessel
- ullu keme teŋizde jüzedi — the big ship sails on the sea
- paruslu keme — sailing ship
- teŋizde eki keme körünedi — two ships are visible on the sea
- kemeni başçısı jolnu biledi — the ship's captain knows the way
- keme jüklene turadı — the ship is being loaded
- keme bla teŋizden öterge — to cross the sea by ship
- kemele tohtawçu jer — harbor, a place where ships stop
- kemeni buz qıshandı — the ice has squeezed the ship
2. flying craft, aircraft, spacecraft — Usually appears with a preceding noun naming the medium, as in hawa keme and kosmos keme.
- kosmos keme — spaceship
- hawa keme kökde uçadı — the aircraft flies in the sky
- men hawa kemeni kördüm — I saw the aircraft
- hawa kemele — aircraft
- kosmos keme jerge qaytdı — the spaceship returned to Earth
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | kemethe ship | kememmy ship | kemeŋyour ship | kemesihis ship | kemebizour ship | kemegizyou all's ship | kemeleritheir ships |
| Genitive | kemenithe ship's | kememimy ship's | kemeŋiyour ship's | kemesinihis ship's | kemebizniour ship's | kemegizniyou all's ship's | kemelerinitheir ships' |
| Accusative | kemenithe ship (as the object) | kememimy ship (as the object) | kemeŋiyour ship (as the object) | kemesinhis ship (as the object) | kemebizniour ship (as the object) | kemegizniyou all's ship (as the object) | kemelerintheir ships (as the object) |
| Dative | kemegeto the ship | kememeto my ship | kemeŋeto your ship | kemesineto his ship | kemebizgeto our ship | kemegizgeto you all's ship | kemelerineto their ships |
| Locative | kemedein / at the ship | kememdein / at my ship | kemeŋdein / at your ship | kemesindein / at his ship | kemebizdein / at our ship | kemegizdein / at you all's ship | kemelerindein / at their ships |
| Ablative | kemedenfrom the ship | kememdenfrom my ship | kemeŋdenfrom your ship | kemesindenfrom his ship | kemebizdenfrom our ship | kemegizdenfrom you all's ship | kemelerindenfrom their ships |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | kemelethe ships | kemelerimmy ships | kemeleriŋyour ships | kemelerihis ships | kemeleribizour ships | kemelerigizyou all's ships | kemeleritheir ships |
| Genitive | kemelenithe ships' | kemelerimimy ships' | kemeleriŋiyour ships' | kemelerinihis ships' | kemeleribizniour ships' | kemelerigizniyou all's ships' | kemelerinitheir ships' |
| Accusative | kemelenithe ships (as the object) | kemelerimimy ships (as the object) | kemeleriŋiyour ships (as the object) | kemelerinhis ships (as the object) | kemeleribizniour ships (as the object) | kemelerigizniyou all's ships (as the object) | kemelerintheir ships (as the object) |
| Dative | kemelegeto the ships | kemelerimeto my ships | kemeleriŋeto your ships | kemelerineto his ships | kemeleribizgeto our ships | kemelerigizgeto you all's ships | kemelerineto their ships |
| Locative | kemeledein / at the ships | kemelerimdein / at my ships | kemeleriŋdein / at your ships | kemelerindein / at his ships | kemeleribizdein / at our ships | kemelerigizdein / at you all's ships | kemelerindein / at their ships |
| Ablative | kemeledenfrom the ships | kemelerimdenfrom my ships | kemeleriŋdenfrom your ships | kemelerindenfrom his ships | kemeleribizdenfrom our ships | kemelerigizdenfrom you all's ships | kemelerindenfrom their ships |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: kemeleri can mean "his / her ships", "their ship", or "their ships" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.