kesek
/kesek/
Definitions
1. piece broken, cut, or torn off something
- taşdan bir kesek sındı — a piece broke off the stone
- bir kesek ötmek berdi sabiyge — he gave the child a piece of bread
2. part or share of a whole
- işni bir kesegin bitirdik — we finished one part of the work
3. tract or stretch of a surface or an area
- jerni oğarı kesegi taşlıdı — the upper stretch of the land is stony
4. passage or excerpt of a written or musical work
- kitabnı birinçi kesegi oquldu — the first section of the book was read
5. a little; for a short while
- kesek tohta da tıngla — stop a little and listen
- kesek arıdıq jolda — we grew a little tired on the road
Related
tilkemsynonympiece, slice, a portion cut from something; strip, one of the divisions a stretch of land is parcelled into
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| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | kesekthe piece | keseklethe pieces | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | keseknithe piece's | keseklenithe pieces' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | keseknithe piece (as the object) | keseklenithe pieces (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | kesekgeto the piece | keseklegeto the pieces | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | kesekdeat / in the piece | kesekledeat / in the pieces | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | kesekdenfrom the piece | kesekledenfrom the pieces | 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 | kesegimmy piece | keseklerimmy pieces |
| your | kesegingyour piece | kesekleringyour pieces |
| his / her | kesegihis / her piece | keseklerihis / her pieces |
| our | kesegibizour piece | kesekleribizour pieces |
| you all's | kesegigizyou all's piece | keseklerigizyou all's pieces |
| their | kesekleritheir piece | kesekleritheir 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.