mel
/mel/ · plural melle
chalk — A soft white stone, used for writing and for whitewashing. Before another noun it means made of chalk.
- mel bla jaz — write with chalk
- mel bla qaŋağa jaz — write on the board with chalk
- melni alıb jazarğa — to take the chalk and write
- mel bla jazarğa — to write with chalk
- mel bla belgi saldı — put a mark with chalk
- mel juğu qolları — hands with chalk on them
- melça çımmaq — as white as chalk
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | melthe chalk | melimmy chalk | meliŋyour chalk | melihis chalk | melibizour chalk | meligizyou all's chalk | melleritheir chalks |
| Genitive | melnithe chalk's | melimimy chalk's | meliŋiyour chalk's | melinihis chalk's | melibizniour chalk's | meligizniyou all's chalk's | mellerinitheir chalks' |
| Accusative | melnithe chalk (as the object) | melimimy chalk (as the object) | meliŋiyour chalk (as the object) | melinhis chalk (as the object) | melibizniour chalk (as the object) | meligizniyou all's chalk (as the object) | mellerintheir chalks (as the object) |
| Dative | melgeto the chalk | melimeto my chalk | meliŋeto your chalk | melineto his chalk | melibizgeto our chalk | meligizgeto you all's chalk | mellerineto their chalks |
| Locative | meldein / at the chalk | melimdein / at my chalk | meliŋdein / at your chalk | melindein / at his chalk | melibizdein / at our chalk | meligizdein / at you all's chalk | mellerindein / at their chalks |
| Ablative | meldenfrom the chalk | melimdenfrom my chalk | meliŋdenfrom your chalk | melindenfrom his chalk | melibizdenfrom our chalk | meligizdenfrom you all's chalk | mellerindenfrom their chalks |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | mellethe chalks | mellerimmy chalks | melleriŋyour chalks | mellerihis chalks | melleribizour chalks | mellerigizyou all's chalks | melleritheir chalks |
| Genitive | mellenithe chalks' | mellerimimy chalks' | melleriŋiyour chalks' | mellerinihis chalks' | melleribizniour chalks' | mellerigizniyou all's chalks' | mellerinitheir chalks' |
| Accusative | mellenithe chalks (as the object) | mellerimimy chalks (as the object) | melleriŋiyour chalks (as the object) | mellerinhis chalks (as the object) | melleribizniour chalks (as the object) | mellerigizniyou all's chalks (as the object) | mellerintheir chalks (as the object) |
| Dative | mellegeto the chalks | mellerimeto my chalks | melleriŋeto your chalks | mellerineto his chalks | melleribizgeto our chalks | mellerigizgeto you all's chalks | mellerineto their chalks |
| Locative | melledein / at the chalks | mellerimdein / at my chalks | melleriŋdein / at your chalks | mellerindein / at his chalks | melleribizdein / at our chalks | mellerigizdein / at you all's chalks | mellerindein / at their chalks |
| Ablative | melledenfrom the chalks | mellerimdenfrom my chalks | melleriŋdenfrom your chalks | mellerindenfrom his chalks | melleribizdenfrom our chalks | mellerigizdenfrom you all's chalks | mellerindenfrom their chalks |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: melleri can mean "his / her chalks", "their chalk", or "their chalks" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.