kep
/kep/ · plural keple
1. mold, form, template — The item being shaped is named before it: kirpiç kep is a brick mold, börk kep a hat block.
- qurç quyuwçu kep — a mold for casting steel
- kepge quyarğa — to pour into a mold
- kerekli zatlanı keplege quyadıla — they pour the needed things into molds
- qorğaşın keplege quyulğança — as if poured into lead molds
- kepden çığarğa — to come out of the mold
2. shoe last, shoemaker's block — The same kind of wooden block is also used for shaping hats (börk kep, qalpaq kep).
- çuruq kep — a shoe last
- eki çuruq kep — two shoe lasts
- çuruqnu kepge salırğa — to put the boot on the last
- çuruqçunu kebi — the shoemaker's last
- ağaçdan etilgen kep — a last made of wood
- börk kep — a hat block
- qalpaq kep — a hat block (for a felt cap)
Expressions
- amannı kebinden — with great difficulty
- kepge jıyarğa — bring into line
- oq bla kep kibik bolurğa — perfect match; fit perfectly
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | kepthe mold | kebimmy mold | kebiŋyour mold | kebihis mold | kebibizour mold | kebigizyou all's mold | kepleritheir molds |
| Genitive | kepnithe mold's | kebimimy mold's | kebiŋiyour mold's | kebinihis mold's | kebibizniour mold's | kebigizniyou all's mold's | keplerinitheir molds' |
| Accusative | kepnithe mold (as the object) | kebimimy mold (as the object) | kebiŋiyour mold (as the object) | kebinhis mold (as the object) | kebibizniour mold (as the object) | kebigizniyou all's mold (as the object) | keplerintheir molds (as the object) |
| Dative | kepgeto the mold | kebimeto my mold | kebiŋeto your mold | kebineto his mold | kebibizgeto our mold | kebigizgeto you all's mold | keplerineto their molds |
| Locative | kepdein / at the mold | kebimdein / at my mold | kebiŋdein / at your mold | kebindein / at his mold | kebibizdein / at our mold | kebigizdein / at you all's mold | keplerindein / at their molds |
| Ablative | kepdenfrom the mold | kebimdenfrom my mold | kebiŋdenfrom your mold | kebindenfrom his mold | kebibizdenfrom our mold | kebigizdenfrom you all's mold | keplerindenfrom their molds |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | keplethe molds | keplerimmy molds | kepleriŋyour molds | keplerihis molds | kepleribizour molds | keplerigizyou all's molds | kepleritheir molds |
| Genitive | keplenithe molds' | keplerimimy molds' | kepleriŋiyour molds' | keplerinihis molds' | kepleribizniour molds' | keplerigizniyou all's molds' | keplerinitheir molds' |
| Accusative | keplenithe molds (as the object) | keplerimimy molds (as the object) | kepleriŋiyour molds (as the object) | keplerinhis molds (as the object) | kepleribizniour molds (as the object) | keplerigizniyou all's molds (as the object) | keplerintheir molds (as the object) |
| Dative | keplegeto the molds | keplerimeto my molds | kepleriŋeto your molds | keplerineto his molds | kepleribizgeto our molds | keplerigizgeto you all's molds | keplerineto their molds |
| Locative | kepledein / at the molds | keplerimdein / at my molds | kepleriŋdein / at your molds | keplerindein / at his molds | kepleribizdein / at our molds | keplerigizdein / at you all's molds | keplerindein / at their molds |
| Ablative | kepledenfrom the molds | keplerimdenfrom my molds | kepleriŋdenfrom your molds | keplerindenfrom his molds | kepleribizdenfrom our molds | keplerigizdenfrom you all's molds | keplerindenfrom their molds |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: kepleri can mean "his / her molds", "their mold", or "their molds" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.