kesek
/kesek/ · plural kesekle
1. piece, chunk, bit — Of something broken, cut or torn off a whole.
- gırjın kesek — a piece of bread
- sınŋan kesek — a broken piece
- taşdan bir kesek sındı — a piece broke off the stone
- men gırjından bir kesek aldım — I took a piece of the bread
- et kesekni itge atdı — he threw the piece of meat to the dog
- bir kesek ötmek berdi sabiyge — he gave the child a piece of bread
2. part, share, portion
- jolnu bir kesegi qalğandı — one part of the road is left
- açhanı kesegin joyarğa — to spend part of the money
- üç kesek eterge — to make three parts
- işni bir kesegin bitdirdik — we finished one part of the work
- açhanı bir kesegin anama berdim — I gave part of the money to my mother
- halqnı köb kesegi şaharda jaşaydı — a large part of the people live in the city
3. stretch, area, plot — Of a piece of ground or of a surface, not of an object.
- respublikanı tawla kesegi — the mountain area of the republic
- oramnı adamla jayaw jürüwçü kesegi — the stretch of the street where people walk on foot
- jerni oğarı kesegi taşlıdı — the upper stretch of the land is stony
- bu kesekde terekle köbdüle — there are many trees in this area
- sabannı bir kesegin sürdük — we plowed one plot of the field
4. passage, excerpt, section — Of a book, a poem, a piece of music or a scholarly work.
- kontsertni birinçi kesegi — the first section of the concert
- kitabnı birinçi kesegi oquldu — the first section of the book was read
- nazmunu bir kesegin oqudum — I read one passage of the poem
- jırnı ekinçi kesegin jırladı — she sang the second section of the song
5. a little, for a short while
- bir kesek sabır et — wait a little
- bizni bla bir kesek tur — stay with us a little
- bir kesek tözügüz — be patient a little
- kesek tohta da tıŋıla — stop a little and listen
- kesek zaman mında turdula — they stayed here a short while
- kesek arıdıq jolda — we grew a little tired on the road
- men kesek saqlayım mında — let me wait here a little
Expressions
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | kesekthe piece | kesegimmy piece | kesegiŋyour piece | kesegihis piece | kesegibizour piece | kesegigizyou all's piece | kesekleritheir pieces |
| Genitive | keseknithe piece's | kesegimimy piece's | kesegiŋiyour piece's | keseginihis piece's | kesegibizniour piece's | kesegigizniyou all's piece's | keseklerinitheir pieces' |
| Accusative | keseknithe piece (as the object) | kesegimimy piece (as the object) | kesegiŋiyour piece (as the object) | keseginhis piece (as the object) | kesegibizniour piece (as the object) | kesegigizniyou all's piece (as the object) | keseklerintheir pieces (as the object) |
| Dative | kesekgeto the piece | kesegimeto my piece | kesegiŋeto your piece | kesegineto his piece | kesegibizgeto our piece | kesegigizgeto you all's piece | keseklerineto their pieces |
| Locative | kesekdein / at the piece | kesegimdein / at my piece | kesegiŋdein / at your piece | kesegindein / at his piece | kesegibizdein / at our piece | kesegigizdein / at you all's piece | keseklerindein / at their pieces |
| Ablative | kesekdenfrom the piece | kesegimdenfrom my piece | kesegiŋdenfrom your piece | kesegindenfrom his piece | kesegibizdenfrom our piece | kesegigizdenfrom you all's piece | keseklerindenfrom their pieces |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | keseklethe pieces | keseklerimmy pieces | kesekleriŋyour pieces | keseklerihis pieces | kesekleribizour pieces | keseklerigizyou all's pieces | kesekleritheir pieces |
| Genitive | keseklenithe pieces' | keseklerimimy pieces' | kesekleriŋiyour pieces' | keseklerinihis pieces' | kesekleribizniour pieces' | keseklerigizniyou all's pieces' | keseklerinitheir pieces' |
| Accusative | keseklenithe pieces (as the object) | keseklerimimy pieces (as the object) | kesekleriŋiyour pieces (as the object) | keseklerinhis pieces (as the object) | kesekleribizniour pieces (as the object) | keseklerigizniyou all's pieces (as the object) | keseklerintheir pieces (as the object) |
| Dative | keseklegeto the pieces | keseklerimeto my pieces | kesekleriŋeto your pieces | keseklerineto his pieces | kesekleribizgeto our pieces | keseklerigizgeto you all's pieces | keseklerineto their pieces |
| Locative | kesekledein / at the pieces | keseklerimdein / at my pieces | kesekleriŋdein / at your pieces | keseklerindein / at his pieces | kesekleribizdein / at our pieces | keseklerigizdein / at you all's pieces | keseklerindein / at their pieces |
| Ablative | kesekledenfrom the pieces | keseklerimdenfrom my pieces | kesekleriŋdenfrom your pieces | keseklerindenfrom his pieces | kesekleribizdenfrom our pieces | keseklerigizdenfrom you all's pieces | keseklerindenfrom their pieces |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: kesekleri can mean "his / her pieces", "their piece", or "their pieces" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.