kerek

/kerek/ · plural kerekle

1. (adj.) necessary, needed, required — Used before a noun (kerek adam 'a person who is needed') and as a predicate, with the person who needs it in the dative: bu qağıt menŋe kerekdi 'I need this paper'.

kerek zatla — needed things
sizge ne kerekdi? — what do you need?
bu qağıt menŋe kerekdi — I need this paper
bu kitab menŋe kerek bolluqdu — I will need this book
ol zatla bizge kerek tüldüle — we do not need those things
kerek bolurğa — to be needed

2. (ptcl.) must, have to — Comes after the dictionary form of a verb, as in aytırğa kerekdi 'it is necessary to say'. The person concerned stands in the dative.

menŋe barırğa kerekdi — I have to go
kelirge kereksiz — you all have to come
bizge aşarğa kerekmidi? — do we have to eat?
üyge keterge kerek boldum — I had to go home
aytırğa kerek bolama — I am compelled to say
barırğa kerekme — I must go
juqudan toyarğa kerek edi — he should have slept his fill

3. (n.) need, requirement, something needed — Common in keregin tabarğa 'provide for one's needs'.

keregin tabdırırğa — to provide with everything needed
keregin tabıw — meeting one's need
keregibizni biz kesibiz tababız — we find what we need ourselves
har adamnı kesini keregi bardı — every person has a need of his own
keregin tabdırıw — providing what is required

4. (n.) tool, instrument, implement — Includes musical instruments: muzıka kerek.

iş kerek — a working tool
muzıka kerek — a musical instrument
çuruq kerek — a shoemaker's tool
jerge urunŋan kerekle — implements for working the land
ağaç ustanı kerekleri mında joqdula — the carpenter's tools are not here
kerekle — tools

5. (n.) set of gear, kit, outfit; supplies, accessories — Often plural: jazma kerekle 'writing supplies', oquw kerekle 'school supplies', at kerek 'harness', asker kerek 'military gear'.

at kerek — horse harness
oquw kerekle — school supplies
jazma kerekle — writing supplies
asker kerek — military gear
beşik kerek — a set of things for a newborn
uwçunu kerekleri üyde turadıla — the hunter's gear is at home

6. (n.) part, component — Used of the parts of a machine, mechanism or instrument.

maşinanı kerekleri — the parts of a machine
sağatnı kerekleri — the parts of a clock
maşinanı bir keregi buzulğandı — one part of the machine has broken down
usta sağatnı kereklerin tazalağandı — the craftsman has cleaned the parts of the watch

7. (n.) equipment — Covers the machines and apparatus used together for one purpose: tsehni kerekleri 'the equipment of a workshop'.

temir jolnu kerekleri — railway equipment
temir jolnu kereklerin jaŋırthandıla — they have renewed the railway equipment
mekyamnı kerekleri barısı da jaŋıdıla — all the building's equipment is new

8. (n.) material, raw material — Typically of building and craft materials: quruluş kerekle 'building materials'.

quruluş kerekle — building materials
ağaç kerekle — wood materials
üy işlerge kerekle jetişmeydile — there are not enough materials to build a house

9. (n.) means, method, technique

suratlaw kerekle — means of artistic expression
jazıwçu suratlaw kerekle bla hayırlanadı — the writer uses means of artistic expression
körgünçlü kerekleni jıyğandı — has collected visual aids
ustaz körgünçlü kerekle bla hayırlanadı — the teacher uses visual aids
suratlaw kerekleni — expressive devices
ustaz dersde körgünçlü kerekle hayırlanadı — the teacher uses visual aids in the lesson

10. (n.) manufactured product, article

kerekle çığarğan — producing manufactured goods
bu kerekle mında etilgendile — these goods were made here
jaŋı kerekle bazarda satıladıla — the new goods are sold at the market

Expressions

uwaq kerek — women's trinkets (Collocation)
başıŋa çıgırmı kerekdi — what more could you want (Idiom · Formula)
bet kerekdi — have some shame (Idiom)
günyahı kerek tüldü — not to malign (Idiom · Formula)

Cases and owners

Singular

Singular — cases of kerek, plain and with an owner
Case	—plain	menimy	seniyour	anıhis / her	bizniour	sizniyou all's	alanıtheir
Nominative	kerekthe tool	keregimmy tool	keregiŋyour tool	keregihis tool	keregibizour tool	keregigizyou all's tool	kerekleritheir tools
Genitive	kereknithe tool's	keregimimy tool's	keregiŋiyour tool's	kereginihis tool's	keregibizniour tool's	keregigizniyou all's tool's	kereklerinitheir tools'
Accusative	kereknithe tool (as the object)	keregimimy tool (as the object)	keregiŋiyour tool (as the object)	kereginhis tool (as the object)	keregibizniour tool (as the object)	keregigizniyou all's tool (as the object)	kereklerintheir tools (as the object)
Dative	kerekgeto the tool	keregimeto my tool	keregiŋeto your tool	keregineto his tool	keregibizgeto our tool	keregigizgeto you all's tool	kereklerineto their tools
Locative	kerekdein / at the tool	keregimdein / at my tool	keregiŋdein / at your tool	keregindein / at his tool	keregibizdein / at our tool	keregigizdein / at you all's tool	kereklerindein / at their tools
Ablative	kerekdenfrom the tool	keregimdenfrom my tool	keregiŋdenfrom your tool	keregindenfrom his tool	keregibizdenfrom our tool	keregigizdenfrom you all's tool	kereklerindenfrom their tools

Plural

Plural — cases of kerek, plain and with an owner
Case	—plain	menimy	seniyour	anıhis / her	bizniour	sizniyou all's	alanıtheir
Nominative	kereklethe tools	kereklerimmy tools	kerekleriŋyour tools	kereklerihis tools	kerekleribizour tools	kereklerigizyou all's tools	kerekleritheir tools
Genitive	kereklenithe tools'	kereklerimimy tools'	kerekleriŋiyour tools'	kereklerinihis tools'	kerekleribizniour tools'	kereklerigizniyou all's tools'	kereklerinitheir tools'
Accusative	kereklenithe tools (as the object)	kereklerimimy tools (as the object)	kerekleriŋiyour tools (as the object)	kereklerinhis tools (as the object)	kerekleribizniour tools (as the object)	kereklerigizniyou all's tools (as the object)	kereklerintheir tools (as the object)
Dative	kereklegeto the tools	kereklerimeto my tools	kerekleriŋeto your tools	kereklerineto his tools	kerekleribizgeto our tools	kereklerigizgeto you all's tools	kereklerineto their tools
Locative	kerekledein / at the tools	kereklerimdein / at my tools	kerekleriŋdein / at your tools	kereklerindein / at his tools	kerekleribizdein / at our tools	kereklerigizdein / at you all's tools	kereklerindein / at their tools
Ablative	kerekledenfrom the tools	kereklerimdenfrom my tools	kerekleriŋdenfrom your tools	kereklerindenfrom his tools	kerekleribizdenfrom our tools	kereklerigizdenfrom you all's tools	kereklerindenfrom their tools

The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: kerekleri can mean "his / her tools", "their tool", or "their tools" — context decides.

The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.