kemlik
/ kemlik /
Definitions noun lack, shortage, want, insufficiency
Definitions noun need, poverty
Definitions noun defect, failing, blemish in a person's character
Definitions noun omission, shortcoming
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | kemlik the lack | kemlikle the lacks | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | kemlikni the lack's | kemlikleni the lacks' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | kemlikni the lack (as the object) | kemlikleni the lacks (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | kemlikge to the lack | kemliklege to the lacks | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | kemlikde at / in the lack | kemliklede at / in the lacks | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | kemlikden from the lack | kemlikleden from the lacks | 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 | kemligim my lack | kemliklerim my lacks |
| your | kemligiŋ your lack | kemlikleriŋ your lacks |
| his / her | kemligi his / her lack | kemlikleri his / her lacks |
| our | kemligibiz our lack | kemlikleribiz our lacks |
| you all's | kemligigiz you all's lack | kemliklerigiz you all's lacks |
| their | kemlikleri their lack | kemlikleri their lacks |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: kemlikleri can mean "his / her lacks", "their lack", or "their lacks" — context decides.