kölekke
/kølekke/
Definitions
1. shadow or shade cast by an object
- terekni tübü kölekke — shade beneath the tree
- suwda kesini kölekkesin eslegendi — he noticed his own shadow in the water
- qoyan kesini kölekkesinden qorqar — a hare fears its own shadow
2. ghost, apparition, spectral figure
- anı quru kölekkesi qalğandı — only his spectral figure remained
- qarangıda kölekke kördüm — I saw an apparition in the dark
- kölekkesi tünümde köründü — his apparition appeared in my dream
3. protection or patronage provided by another
- birewnü kölekkesinde jaşarğa — to live under another person's protection
- ol atasını kölekkesinde jaşaydı — he lives under his father's protection
- biri biringe kölekke bolurğa — to be a protective shadow for one another
Feedback
or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | kölekkethe shadow | kölekkelethe shadows | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | kölekkenithe shadow's | kölekkelenithe shadows' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | kölekkenithe shadow (as the object) | kölekkelenithe shadows (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | kölekkegeto the shadow | kölekkelegeto the shadows | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | kölekkedeat / in the shadow | kölekkeledeat / in the shadows | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | kölekkedenfrom the shadow | kölekkeledenfrom the shadows | 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 | kölekkemmy shadow | kölekkelerimmy shadows |
| your | kölekkengyour shadow | kölekkeleringyour shadows |
| his / her | kölekkesihis / her shadow | kölekkelerihis / her shadows |
| our | kölekkebizour shadow | kölekkeleribizour shadows |
| you all's | kölekkegizyou all's shadow | kölekkelerigizyou all's shadows |
| their | kölekkeleritheir shadow | kölekkeleritheir shadows |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: kölekkeleri can mean "his / her shadows", "their shadow", or "their shadows" — context decides.