kierik
/kierik/
Definition
clothing, what a person has to put on — the definition is read off the TSKBYA citations, which pair it with aşarıq and içerik; the source prints no definition line
- aşarıq bla kierik — food and clothing
- kierik izlerge — to look for something to wear
- kierik tikdirirge — to have clothing made
Feedback
or .Cases
| Form | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | kierikthe clothing | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | kieriknithe clothing's | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | kieriknithe clothing (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | kierikgeto the clothing | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | kierikdeat / in the clothing | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | kierikdenfrom the clothing | 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
| Owned | |
|---|---|
| my | kierigimmy clothing |
| your | kierigingyour clothing |
| his / her | kierigihis / her clothing |
| our | kierigibizour clothing |
| you all's | kierigigizyou all's clothing |
| their | kierikleritheir clothing |
There is no plural of this word. The ending would attach like any other — it is the word, not the grammar, that refuses: this is not something Karachay counts.