kresten
/kresten/ · plural krestenle
1. trap, snare one source
- awçu kresten saldı — the hunter set a trap
- tülkü krestenŋe tüşdü — the fox fell into the trap
2. cage — Used in the comparison "like a wolf caught in a cage", said of someone trapped and restless. one source
- quş krestende olturadı — the bird sits in the cage
- börü krestenŋe tüşgença — like a wolf fallen into a cage
Expressions
- börü krestenŋe tüşgença — cornered, desperate
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | krestenthe trap | krestenimmy trap | kresteniŋyour trap | krestenihis trap | krestenibizour trap | krestenigizyou all's trap | krestenleritheir traps |
| Genitive | krestennithe trap's | krestenimimy trap's | kresteniŋiyour trap's | kresteninihis trap's | krestenibizniour trap's | krestenigizniyou all's trap's | krestenlerinitheir traps' |
| Accusative | krestennithe trap (as the object) | krestenimimy trap (as the object) | kresteniŋiyour trap (as the object) | kresteninhis trap (as the object) | krestenibizniour trap (as the object) | krestenigizniyou all's trap (as the object) | krestenlerintheir traps (as the object) |
| Dative | krestenŋeto the trap | krestenimeto my trap | kresteniŋeto your trap | krestenineto his trap | krestenibizgeto our trap | krestenigizgeto you all's trap | krestenlerineto their traps |
| Locative | krestendein / at the trap | krestenimdein / at my trap | kresteniŋdein / at your trap | krestenindein / at his trap | krestenibizdein / at our trap | krestenigizdein / at you all's trap | krestenlerindein / at their traps |
| Ablative | krestendenfrom the trap | krestenimdenfrom my trap | kresteniŋdenfrom your trap | krestenindenfrom his trap | krestenibizdenfrom our trap | krestenigizdenfrom you all's trap | krestenlerindenfrom their traps |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | krestenlethe traps | krestenlerimmy traps | krestenleriŋyour traps | krestenlerihis traps | krestenleribizour traps | krestenlerigizyou all's traps | krestenleritheir traps |
| Genitive | krestenlenithe traps' | krestenlerimimy traps' | krestenleriŋiyour traps' | krestenlerinihis traps' | krestenleribizniour traps' | krestenlerigizniyou all's traps' | krestenlerinitheir traps' |
| Accusative | krestenlenithe traps (as the object) | krestenlerimimy traps (as the object) | krestenleriŋiyour traps (as the object) | krestenlerinhis traps (as the object) | krestenleribizniour traps (as the object) | krestenlerigizniyou all's traps (as the object) | krestenlerintheir traps (as the object) |
| Dative | krestenlegeto the traps | krestenlerimeto my traps | krestenleriŋeto your traps | krestenlerineto his traps | krestenleribizgeto our traps | krestenlerigizgeto you all's traps | krestenlerineto their traps |
| Locative | krestenledein / at the traps | krestenlerimdein / at my traps | krestenleriŋdein / at your traps | krestenlerindein / at his traps | krestenleribizdein / at our traps | krestenlerigizdein / at you all's traps | krestenlerindein / at their traps |
| Ablative | krestenledenfrom the traps | krestenlerimdenfrom my traps | krestenleriŋdenfrom your traps | krestenlerindenfrom his traps | krestenleribizdenfrom our traps | krestenlerigizdenfrom you all's traps | krestenlerindenfrom their traps |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: krestenleri can mean "his / her traps", "their trap", or "their traps" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.