köken
/køken/ · plural kökenle
1. bush, shrub — The plural kökenle also means shrubbery, a thicket of bushes; duğum köken is a currant bush.
- duğum köken — a currant bush
- çertlewük kökenle — hazel bushes
- kökenle içinde — in the bushes
- kökenleni tübünde buqdu — she hid under the bushes
- qoyan kökenleden çartlab çıqdı — the hare leaped out of the bushes
2. sloe, blackthorn berry — A small dark astringent berry, about the size of a cherry, that makes the mouth pucker.
- köken keç küzde bişedi — sloes ripen in late autumn
- jaşçıqla kökenle jıya aylanadıla — the boys go about gathering sloes
- köken awuznu jabışdıradı — sloe makes the mouth pucker
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | kökenthe bush | kökenimmy bush | kökeniŋyour bush | kökenihis bush | kökenibizour bush | kökenigizyou all's bush | kökenleritheir bushes |
| Genitive | kökennithe bush's | kökenimimy bush's | kökeniŋiyour bush's | kökeninihis bush's | kökenibizniour bush's | kökenigizniyou all's bush's | kökenlerinitheir bushes' |
| Accusative | kökennithe bush (as the object) | kökenimimy bush (as the object) | kökeniŋiyour bush (as the object) | kökeninhis bush (as the object) | kökenibizniour bush (as the object) | kökenigizniyou all's bush (as the object) | kökenlerintheir bushes (as the object) |
| Dative | kökenŋeto the bush | kökenimeto my bush | kökeniŋeto your bush | kökenineto his bush | kökenibizgeto our bush | kökenigizgeto you all's bush | kökenlerineto their bushes |
| Locative | kökendein / at the bush | kökenimdein / at my bush | kökeniŋdein / at your bush | kökenindein / at his bush | kökenibizdein / at our bush | kökenigizdein / at you all's bush | kökenlerindein / at their bushes |
| Ablative | kökendenfrom the bush | kökenimdenfrom my bush | kökeniŋdenfrom your bush | kökenindenfrom his bush | kökenibizdenfrom our bush | kökenigizdenfrom you all's bush | kökenlerindenfrom their bushes |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | kökenlethe bushes | kökenlerimmy bushes | kökenleriŋyour bushes | kökenlerihis bushes | kökenleribizour bushes | kökenlerigizyou all's bushes | kökenleritheir bushes |
| Genitive | kökenlenithe bushes' | kökenlerimimy bushes' | kökenleriŋiyour bushes' | kökenlerinihis bushes' | kökenleribizniour bushes' | kökenlerigizniyou all's bushes' | kökenlerinitheir bushes' |
| Accusative | kökenlenithe bushes (as the object) | kökenlerimimy bushes (as the object) | kökenleriŋiyour bushes (as the object) | kökenlerinhis bushes (as the object) | kökenleribizniour bushes (as the object) | kökenlerigizniyou all's bushes (as the object) | kökenlerintheir bushes (as the object) |
| Dative | kökenlegeto the bushes | kökenlerimeto my bushes | kökenleriŋeto your bushes | kökenlerineto his bushes | kökenleribizgeto our bushes | kökenlerigizgeto you all's bushes | kökenlerineto their bushes |
| Locative | kökenledein / at the bushes | kökenlerimdein / at my bushes | kökenleriŋdein / at your bushes | kökenlerindein / at his bushes | kökenleribizdein / at our bushes | kökenlerigizdein / at you all's bushes | kökenlerindein / at their bushes |
| Ablative | kökenledenfrom the bushes | kökenlerimdenfrom my bushes | kökenleriŋdenfrom your bushes | kökenlerindenfrom his bushes | kökenleribizdenfrom our bushes | kökenlerigizdenfrom you all's bushes | kökenlerindenfrom their bushes |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: kökenleri can mean "his / her bushes", "their bush", or "their bushes" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.