kertme
/kertme/ · plural kertmele
pear — Before another noun it means made of pear wood or made from pears. The tree is usually kertme terek.
- kertme terek — a pear tree
- tatlı kertme — a sweet pear
- bişgen kertme — a ripe pear
- çeget kertme — a wild pear
- qış kertme — a winter pear
- men kertme aşadım — I ate a pear
- kertmele bişgendile — the pears have ripened
- alma terekde kertme bitmez — pears don't grow on an apple tree
- kertme ağaç — pear wood
- kertme qaŋala — pear-wood boards
- kertme balta sap — a pear-wood axe handle
- kertme suw — a pear drink
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | kertmethe pear | kertmemmy pear | kertmeŋyour pear | kertmesihis pear | kertmebizour pear | kertmegizyou all's pear | kertmeleritheir pears |
| Genitive | kertmenithe pear's | kertmemimy pear's | kertmeŋiyour pear's | kertmesinihis pear's | kertmebizniour pear's | kertmegizniyou all's pear's | kertmelerinitheir pears' |
| Accusative | kertmenithe pear (as the object) | kertmemimy pear (as the object) | kertmeŋiyour pear (as the object) | kertmesinhis pear (as the object) | kertmebizniour pear (as the object) | kertmegizniyou all's pear (as the object) | kertmelerintheir pears (as the object) |
| Dative | kertmegeto the pear | kertmemeto my pear | kertmeŋeto your pear | kertmesineto his pear | kertmebizgeto our pear | kertmegizgeto you all's pear | kertmelerineto their pears |
| Locative | kertmedein / at the pear | kertmemdein / at my pear | kertmeŋdein / at your pear | kertmesindein / at his pear | kertmebizdein / at our pear | kertmegizdein / at you all's pear | kertmelerindein / at their pears |
| Ablative | kertmedenfrom the pear | kertmemdenfrom my pear | kertmeŋdenfrom your pear | kertmesindenfrom his pear | kertmebizdenfrom our pear | kertmegizdenfrom you all's pear | kertmelerindenfrom their pears |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | kertmelethe pears | kertmelerimmy pears | kertmeleriŋyour pears | kertmelerihis pears | kertmeleribizour pears | kertmelerigizyou all's pears | kertmeleritheir pears |
| Genitive | kertmelenithe pears' | kertmelerimimy pears' | kertmeleriŋiyour pears' | kertmelerinihis pears' | kertmeleribizniour pears' | kertmelerigizniyou all's pears' | kertmelerinitheir pears' |
| Accusative | kertmelenithe pears (as the object) | kertmelerimimy pears (as the object) | kertmeleriŋiyour pears (as the object) | kertmelerinhis pears (as the object) | kertmeleribizniour pears (as the object) | kertmelerigizniyou all's pears (as the object) | kertmelerintheir pears (as the object) |
| Dative | kertmelegeto the pears | kertmelerimeto my pears | kertmeleriŋeto your pears | kertmelerineto his pears | kertmeleribizgeto our pears | kertmelerigizgeto you all's pears | kertmelerineto their pears |
| Locative | kertmeledein / at the pears | kertmelerimdein / at my pears | kertmeleriŋdein / at your pears | kertmelerindein / at his pears | kertmeleribizdein / at our pears | kertmelerigizdein / at you all's pears | kertmelerindein / at their pears |
| Ablative | kertmeledenfrom the pears | kertmelerimdenfrom my pears | kertmeleriŋdenfrom your pears | kertmelerindenfrom his pears | kertmeleribizdenfrom our pears | kertmelerigizdenfrom you all's pears | kertmelerindenfrom their pears |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: kertmeleri can mean "his / her pears", "their pear", or "their pears" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.