kerekli

/kerekli/ · plural kereklile

1. (adj.) necessary, essential, needed, required, important — With the dative it can state how much is still missing: somğa bir şay kerekli "one kopeck short of a ruble".

kerekli zat — a necessary thing
kerekli zatla — necessary things
bek kerekli kitab — a very necessary book
kerekli hapar alırğa — to get the needed information
jolğa kerekli azıqnı aldıq — we took the provisions needed for the journey
bu işge kerekli adamla jıyıldıla — the people needed for this task gathered
üçge beş minut kerekli — five minutes short of three
kerekli zaman — the right time

2. (n.) need, what is needed, necessary thing, requirement, necessity — Mostly used with a possessive ending.

Ne kerekliŋ bardı? — What do you need?
kereklisin al — take what is needed
halqnı kereklisi — the needs of the people
kereklisin bajarırğa — to meet the needs
kereklisi çaqlı — as much as is needed
kesiŋe kereklisin sayla — choose what you need for yourself
anı kereklisi köbdü — his needs are many
kereklisine qarayma — I see to his needs
jaşawğa kereklini tabarğa — to find what is needed for life
menŋe kereklisi — what I need

3. (adj.) foolish, stupid, simple-minded (fig.)

kerekli adam — a foolish person
kerekli sabiy — a foolish child
tuwğandan kerekli — foolish from birth
ol menŋe kerekli köründü — he seemed foolish to me

4. (n.) fool, simpleton

anı kerekli deydile — they call him a fool
Kerekli, sen a kimge külese? — Fool, and who are you laughing at?
kerekli kesin keŋden tanıtır — a fool makes himself known from afar
kereklini şindigi miyik — a fool's seat is high

Expressions

kereklini şintigi miyik bolur — put on airs (Idiom · Proverb or saying)
jeti şağat kerekli — dubious, untrustworthy (Idiom)
kerekli jerine taş salırğa — of no account (Idiom)
közü-qaşımı kereklidi — flawless (Idiom)

As an adjective

Degrees and persons

Degrees and persons — kerekli
Degree	menI	senyou	olhe/she/it	bizwe	sizyou all	alathey
base form	kereklimeI am necessary	kerekliseyou are necessary	kereklidihe is necessary	kereklibizwe are necessary	kereklisizyou all are necessary	kereklidilethey are necessary
comparative — more	kereklirekmeI am more necessary	kereklirekseyou are more necessary	kereklirekdihe is more necessary	kereklirekbizwe are more necessary	kereklireksizyou all are more necessary	kereklirekdilethey are more necessary
intensifier — very	bek kereklimeI am very necessary	bek kerekliseyou are very necessary	bek kereklidihe is very necessary	bek kereklibizwe are very necessary	bek kereklisizyou all are very necessary	bek kereklidilethey are very necessary
superlative — most	em kereklimeI am the most necessary	em kerekliseyou are the most necessary	em kereklidihe is the most necessary	em kereklibizwe are the most necessary	em kereklisizyou all are the most necessary	em kereklidilethey are the most necessary

To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden kereklidi — "compared to me, he is necessary."

Saying it about mine, yours, theirs

One thing

One thing — kerekli
Degree	menikimine	senikiyours	anıqıhis / hers	biznikiours	siznikiyours (pl.)	alanıqıtheirs
base form	meniki kereklidimine is necessary	seniki kereklidiyours is necessary	anıqı kereklidihis is necessary	bizniki kereklidiours is necessary	sizniki kereklidiyours (pl.) is necessary	alanıqı kerekliditheirs is necessary
comparative — more	meniki kereklirekdimine is more necessary	seniki kereklirekdiyours is more necessary	anıqı kereklirekdihis is more necessary	bizniki kereklirekdiours is more necessary	sizniki kereklirekdiyours (pl.) is more necessary	alanıqı kereklirekditheirs is more necessary
intensifier — very	meniki bek kereklidimine is very necessary	seniki bek kereklidiyours is very necessary	anıqı bek kereklidihis is very necessary	bizniki bek kereklidiours is very necessary	sizniki bek kereklidiyours (pl.) is very necessary	alanıqı bek kerekliditheirs is very necessary
superlative — most	meniki em kereklidimine is the most necessary	seniki em kereklidiyours is the most necessary	anıqı em kereklidihis is the most necessary	bizniki em kereklidiours is the most necessary	sizniki em kereklidiyours (pl.) is the most necessary	alanıqı em kerekliditheirs is the most necessary

Several things

Several things — kerekli
Degree	menikilemine	senikileyours	anıqılahis / hers	biznikileours	siznikileyours (pl.)	alanıqılatheirs
base form	menikile kereklidilemine are necessary	senikile kereklidileyours are necessary	anıqıla kereklidilehis are necessary	biznikile kereklidileours are necessary	siznikile kereklidileyours (pl.) are necessary	alanıqıla kereklidiletheirs are necessary
comparative — more	menikile kereklirekdilemine are more necessary	senikile kereklirekdileyours are more necessary	anıqıla kereklirekdilehis are more necessary	biznikile kereklirekdileours are more necessary	siznikile kereklirekdileyours (pl.) are more necessary	alanıqıla kereklirekdiletheirs are more necessary
intensifier — very	menikile bek kereklidilemine are very necessary	senikile bek kereklidileyours are very necessary	anıqıla bek kereklidilehis are very necessary	biznikile bek kereklidileours are very necessary	siznikile bek kereklidileyours (pl.) are very necessary	alanıqıla bek kereklidiletheirs are very necessary
superlative — most	menikile em kereklidilemine are the most necessary	senikile em kereklidileyours are the most necessary	anıqıla em kereklidilehis are the most necessary	biznikile em kereklidileours are the most necessary	siznikile em kereklidileyours (pl.) are the most necessary	alanıqıla em kereklidiletheirs are the most necessary

Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu kereklidi, bıla kereklidile. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".

As a noun

Cases and owners

Singular

Singular — cases of kerekli, plain and with an owner
Case	—plain	menimy	seniyour	anıhis / her	bizniour	sizniyou all's	alanıtheir
Nominative	kereklithe necessary thing	kereklimmy necessary thing	kerekliŋyour necessary thing	kereklisihis necessary thing	kereklibizour necessary thing	kerekligizyou all's necessary thing	kereklileritheir necessary things
Genitive	kereklinithe necessary thing's	kereklimimy necessary thing's	kerekliŋiyour necessary thing's	kereklisinihis necessary thing's	kereklibizniour necessary thing's	kerekligizniyou all's necessary thing's	kereklilerinitheir necessary things'
Accusative	kereklinithe necessary thing (as the object)	kereklimimy necessary thing (as the object)	kerekliŋiyour necessary thing (as the object)	kereklisinhis necessary thing (as the object)	kereklibizniour necessary thing (as the object)	kerekligizniyou all's necessary thing (as the object)	kereklilerintheir necessary things (as the object)
Dative	kerekligeto the necessary thing	kereklimeto my necessary thing	kerekliŋeto your necessary thing	kereklisineto his necessary thing	kereklibizgeto our necessary thing	kerekligizgeto you all's necessary thing	kereklilerineto their necessary things
Locative	kereklidein / at the necessary thing	kereklimdein / at my necessary thing	kerekliŋdein / at your necessary thing	kereklisindein / at his necessary thing	kereklibizdein / at our necessary thing	kerekligizdein / at you all's necessary thing	kereklilerindein / at their necessary things
Ablative	kereklidenfrom the necessary thing	kereklimdenfrom my necessary thing	kerekliŋdenfrom your necessary thing	kereklisindenfrom his necessary thing	kereklibizdenfrom our necessary thing	kerekligizdenfrom you all's necessary thing	kereklilerindenfrom their necessary things

Plural

Plural — cases of kerekli, plain and with an owner
Case	—plain	menimy	seniyour	anıhis / her	bizniour	sizniyou all's	alanıtheir
Nominative	kereklilethe necessary things	kereklilerimmy necessary things	kereklileriŋyour necessary things	kereklilerihis necessary things	kereklileribizour necessary things	kereklilerigizyou all's necessary things	kereklileritheir necessary things
Genitive	kereklilenithe necessary things'	kereklilerimimy necessary things'	kereklileriŋiyour necessary things'	kereklilerinihis necessary things'	kereklileribizniour necessary things'	kereklilerigizniyou all's necessary things'	kereklilerinitheir necessary things'
Accusative	kereklilenithe necessary things (as the object)	kereklilerimimy necessary things (as the object)	kereklileriŋiyour necessary things (as the object)	kereklilerinhis necessary things (as the object)	kereklileribizniour necessary things (as the object)	kereklilerigizniyou all's necessary things (as the object)	kereklilerintheir necessary things (as the object)
Dative	kereklilegeto the necessary things	kereklilerimeto my necessary things	kereklileriŋeto your necessary things	kereklilerineto his necessary things	kereklileribizgeto our necessary things	kereklilerigizgeto you all's necessary things	kereklilerineto their necessary things
Locative	kerekliledein / at the necessary things	kereklilerimdein / at my necessary things	kereklileriŋdein / at your necessary things	kereklilerindein / at his necessary things	kereklileribizdein / at our necessary things	kereklilerigizdein / at you all's necessary things	kereklilerindein / at their necessary things
Ablative	kerekliledenfrom the necessary things	kereklilerimdenfrom my necessary things	kereklileriŋdenfrom your necessary things	kereklilerindenfrom his necessary things	kereklileribizdenfrom our necessary things	kereklilerigizdenfrom you all's necessary things	kereklilerindenfrom their necessary things

The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: kereklileri can mean "his / her necessary things", "their necessary thing", or "their necessary things" — context decides.

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