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körgen

/kørɡen/ · plural körgenle

past participle of körürge →

(n.) witness, someone who saw something — közü körgen means "eyewitness".
  • Körgen barmıdı? — Is there a witness?
  • közü körgen — an eyewitness

Cases and owners

Singular

Case—plainmenimyseniyouranıhis / herbiznioursizniyou all'salanıtheir
Nominativekörgenthe witnesskörgenimmy witnesskörgeniŋyour witnesskörgenihis witnesskörgenibizour witnesskörgenigizyou all's witnesskörgenleritheir witnesses
Genitivekörgennithe witness'körgenimimy witness'körgeniŋiyour witness'körgeninihis witness'körgenibizniour witness'körgenigizniyou all's witness'körgenlerinitheir witnesses'
Accusativekörgennithe witness (as the object)körgenimimy witness (as the object)körgeniŋiyour witness (as the object)körgeninhis witness (as the object)körgenibizniour witness (as the object)körgenigizniyou all's witness (as the object)körgenlerintheir witnesses (as the object)
Dativekörgenŋeto the witnesskörgenimeto my witnesskörgeniŋeto your witnesskörgenineto his witnesskörgenibizgeto our witnesskörgenigizgeto you all's witnesskörgenlerineto their witnesses
Locativekörgendein / at the witnesskörgenimdein / at my witnesskörgeniŋdein / at your witnesskörgenindein / at his witnesskörgenibizdein / at our witnesskörgenigizdein / at you all's witnesskörgenlerindein / at their witnesses
Ablativekörgendenfrom the witnesskörgenimdenfrom my witnesskörgeniŋdenfrom your witnesskörgenindenfrom his witnesskörgenibizdenfrom our witnesskörgenigizdenfrom you all's witnesskörgenlerindenfrom their witnesses

Plural

Case—plainmenimyseniyouranıhis / herbiznioursizniyou all'salanıtheir
Nominativekörgenlethe witnesseskörgenlerimmy witnesseskörgenleriŋyour witnesseskörgenlerihis witnesseskörgenleribizour witnesseskörgenlerigizyou all's witnesseskörgenleritheir witnesses
Genitivekörgenlenithe witnesses'körgenlerimimy witnesses'körgenleriŋiyour witnesses'körgenlerinihis witnesses'körgenleribizniour witnesses'körgenlerigizniyou all's witnesses'körgenlerinitheir witnesses'
Accusativekörgenlenithe witnesses (as the object)körgenlerimimy witnesses (as the object)körgenleriŋiyour witnesses (as the object)körgenlerinhis witnesses (as the object)körgenleribizniour witnesses (as the object)körgenlerigizniyou all's witnesses (as the object)körgenlerintheir witnesses (as the object)
Dativekörgenlegeto the witnesseskörgenlerimeto my witnesseskörgenleriŋeto your witnesseskörgenlerineto his witnesseskörgenleribizgeto our witnesseskörgenlerigizgeto you all's witnesseskörgenlerineto their witnesses
Locativekörgenledein / at the witnesseskörgenlerimdein / at my witnesseskörgenleriŋdein / at your witnesseskörgenlerindein / at his witnesseskörgenleribizdein / at our witnesseskörgenlerigizdein / at you all's witnesseskörgenlerindein / at their witnesses
Ablativekörgenledenfrom the witnesseskörgenlerimdenfrom my witnesseskörgenleriŋdenfrom your witnesseskörgenlerindenfrom his witnesseskörgenleribizdenfrom our witnesseskörgenlerigizdenfrom you all's witnesseskörgenlerindenfrom their witnesses

The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: körgenleri can mean "his / her witnesses", "their witness", or "their witnesses" — context decides.

The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.

Which reading? Look at what follows.

körgen + nounthe one who sees (the noun is the doer)
körgen + noun with an owner endingthe thing someone sees
körgeni, nothing afterwhat someone sees
körgeni under bilirge, körürgethat someone sees

Cases with an owner

The endings on körgeni, the form with a third-person owner. Every other owner takes the same six.

nominativekörgenihis / her having seen
genitivekörgeninihis / her having seen's
accusativekörgeninhis / her having seen
dativekörgenineto his / her having seen
locativekörgenindewhen he / she saw
ablativekörgenindenafter he / she saw

Negative

the negativekörmegenthe one that didn't see
his / herkörmegenihis / her not having seen