kire
/kire/
Definitions
1. grain heap, a pile of threshed grain or of harvested roots on the floor
- çügündür kirele — heaps of beet
- gardoş kire — a heap of potatoes
- kire suwurğan jel — the wind that winnows the heap
2. hire, the fee paid for the use of something
- kire haqğa beriw — letting out for hire
- üynü kirege berdik — we let the house out for hire
- kire töleb jaşaybız — we live there paying hire
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | kirethe grain heap | kirelethe grain heaps | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | kirenithe grain heap's | kirelenithe grain heaps' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | kirenithe grain heap (as the object) | kirelenithe grain heaps (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | kiregeto the grain heap | kirelegeto the grain heaps | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | kiredeat / in the grain heap | kireledeat / in the grain heaps | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | kiredenfrom the grain heap | kireledenfrom the grain heaps | 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 | kiremmy grain heap | kirelerimmy grain heaps |
| your | kirengyour grain heap | kireleringyour grain heaps |
| his / her | kiresihis / her grain heap | kirelerihis / her grain heaps |
| our | kirebizour grain heap | kireleribizour grain heaps |
| you all's | kiregizyou all's grain heap | kirelerigizyou all's grain heaps |
| their | kireleritheir grain heap | kireleritheir grain heaps |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: kireleri can mean "his / her grain heaps", "their grain heap", or "their grain heaps" — context decides.