kişen
/kiʃen/
Definitions
1. hobble, the tether put on a grazing animal's legs
- kişen salırğa — to hobble an animal
- atnı kişenin aldı — he took the hobble off the horse
2. fetters, chains, whatever holds a person bound
- kişenden ıçhınırğa — to break free of one's fetters
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| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | kişenthe hobble | kişenlethe hobbles | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | kişennithe hobble's | kişenlenithe hobbles' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | kişennithe hobble (as the object) | kişenlenithe hobbles (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | kişengeto the hobble | kişenlegeto the hobbles | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | kişendeat / in the hobble | kişenledeat / in the hobbles | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | kişendenfrom the hobble | kişenledenfrom the hobbles | 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 | kişenimmy hobble | kişenlerimmy hobbles |
| your | kişeningyour hobble | kişenleringyour hobbles |
| his / her | kişenihis / her hobble | kişenlerihis / her hobbles |
| our | kişenibizour hobble | kişenleribizour hobbles |
| you all's | kişenigizyou all's hobble | kişenlerigizyou all's hobbles |
| their | kişenleritheir hobble | kişenleritheir hobbles |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: kişenleri can mean "his / her hobbles", "their hobble", or "their hobbles" — context decides.