kep
/kep/
Definitions
1. a hollow form into which a soft material is poured or pressed to shape it; a mould
- kepge quyarğa — to pour it into the mould
- kerekli zatlanı keplege quyadıla — they cast the needed parts in moulds
- kepden çığarğa — to come out of the mould
2. the wooden foot-shaped block on which footwear is made; a last
- ağaçdan etilgen kep — a last made of wood
- çuruqnu kepge salırğa — to put the boot on the last
- çuruqçunu kebi — the shoemaker's last
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | kepthe mould | keplethe moulds | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | kepnithe mould's | keplenithe moulds' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | kepnithe mould (as the object) | keplenithe moulds (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | kepgeto the mould | keplegeto the moulds | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | kepdeat / in the mould | kepledeat / in the moulds | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | kepdenfrom the mould | kepledenfrom the moulds | 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 | kebimmy mould | keplerimmy moulds |
| your | kebingyour mould | kepleringyour moulds |
| his / her | kebihis / her mould | keplerihis / her moulds |
| our | kebibizour mould | kepleribizour moulds |
| you all's | kebigizyou all's mould | keplerigizyou all's moulds |
| their | kepleritheir mould | kepleritheir moulds |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: kepleri can mean "his / her moulds", "their mould", or "their moulds" — context decides.