kesiŋi
/kesiŋi/
1. your own; of yourself — The genitive of kesiŋ, the possessor form; the noun that follows carries its own possessive ending. Standing alone without a noun, "yours" is the separate form kesiŋiki.
- kesiŋi üyüŋe bar — go to your own home
- kesiŋi sözleriŋ bla ayt — say it in your own words
- kesiŋi ataŋı-anaŋı sıyla — respect your own father and mother
- kesiŋi üsüŋden ayt — tell us about yourself
2. yourself (as the object of a verb) — The object form of kesiŋ: the person spoken to is the one acted on, as in kesiŋi maskirovka eterge "camouflage yourself".
- kesiŋi saqla — look after yourself
- kesiŋi tanıt — introduce yourself
- kesiŋi qıynama — do not torment yourself
- kesiŋi qolğa al — take yourself in hand
Expressions
- kesiŋi qatdır — be strong
- kesiŋi qolğa al — pull yourself together
- kesiŋi üyüŋdü — make yourself at home
Cases
| Case | kesimmyself | kesiŋyourself | kesihimself/herself/itself | kesibizourselves | kesigizyourselves | keslerithemselves |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | kesimmyself | kesiŋyourself | kesihimself | kesibizourselves | kesigizyourselves | keslerithemselves |
| Genitive | kesimiof myself | kesiŋiof yourself | kesiniof himself | kesibizniof ourselves | kesigizniof yourselves | kesleriniof themselves |
| Accusative | kesimimyself (as the object) | kesiŋiyourself (as the object) | kesinhimself (as the object) | kesibizniourselves (as the object) | kesigizniyourselves (as the object) | keslerinthemselves (as the object) |
| Dative | kesimeto myself | kesiŋeto yourself | kesineto himself | kesibizgeto ourselves | kesigizgeto yourselves | keslerineto themselves |
| Locative | kesimdein myself | kesiŋdein yourself | kesindein himself | kesibizdein ourselves | kesigizdein yourselves | keslerindein themselves |
| Ablative | kesimdenfrom myself | kesiŋdenfrom yourself | kesindenfrom himself | kesibizdenfrom ourselves | kesigizdenfrom yourselves | keslerindenfrom themselves |
| Like | kesimçalike myself | kesiŋçalike yourself | kesiçalike himself | kesibizçalike ourselves | kesigizçalike yourselves | kesleriçalike themselves |