merke
/merke/ · plural merkele
measure of grain equal to twenty-four kilograms; the measuring vessel used for it — The vessel holds about as much as a standard bucket.
- eki merke buday — two merke of wheat
- merke gardoş aldı — he bought a merke of potatoes
- üç merke kirgen qapçıq — a sack that holds three merke
- beş jüz merke arpa — five hundred merke of barley
- merkesi joq çelek bla ölçeler — one who has no merke measures with a bucket
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | merkethe measure of grain | merkemmy measure of grain | merkeŋyour measure of grain | merkesihis measure of grain | merkebizour measure of grain | merkegizyou all's measure of grain | merkeleritheir measure of grains |
| Genitive | merkenithe measure of grain's | merkemimy measure of grain's | merkeŋiyour measure of grain's | merkesinihis measure of grain's | merkebizniour measure of grain's | merkegizniyou all's measure of grain's | merkelerinitheir measure of grains' |
| Accusative | merkenithe measure of grain (as the object) | merkemimy measure of grain (as the object) | merkeŋiyour measure of grain (as the object) | merkesinhis measure of grain (as the object) | merkebizniour measure of grain (as the object) | merkegizniyou all's measure of grain (as the object) | merkelerintheir measure of grains (as the object) |
| Dative | merkegeto the measure of grain | merkemeto my measure of grain | merkeŋeto your measure of grain | merkesineto his measure of grain | merkebizgeto our measure of grain | merkegizgeto you all's measure of grain | merkelerineto their measure of grains |
| Locative | merkedein / at the measure of grain | merkemdein / at my measure of grain | merkeŋdein / at your measure of grain | merkesindein / at his measure of grain | merkebizdein / at our measure of grain | merkegizdein / at you all's measure of grain | merkelerindein / at their measure of grains |
| Ablative | merkedenfrom the measure of grain | merkemdenfrom my measure of grain | merkeŋdenfrom your measure of grain | merkesindenfrom his measure of grain | merkebizdenfrom our measure of grain | merkegizdenfrom you all's measure of grain | merkelerindenfrom their measure of grains |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | merkelethe measure of grains | merkelerimmy measure of grains | merkeleriŋyour measure of grains | merkelerihis measure of grains | merkeleribizour measure of grains | merkelerigizyou all's measure of grains | merkeleritheir measure of grains |
| Genitive | merkelenithe measure of grains' | merkelerimimy measure of grains' | merkeleriŋiyour measure of grains' | merkelerinihis measure of grains' | merkeleribizniour measure of grains' | merkelerigizniyou all's measure of grains' | merkelerinitheir measure of grains' |
| Accusative | merkelenithe measure of grains (as the object) | merkelerimimy measure of grains (as the object) | merkeleriŋiyour measure of grains (as the object) | merkelerinhis measure of grains (as the object) | merkeleribizniour measure of grains (as the object) | merkelerigizniyou all's measure of grains (as the object) | merkelerintheir measure of grains (as the object) |
| Dative | merkelegeto the measure of grains | merkelerimeto my measure of grains | merkeleriŋeto your measure of grains | merkelerineto his measure of grains | merkeleribizgeto our measure of grains | merkelerigizgeto you all's measure of grains | merkelerineto their measure of grains |
| Locative | merkeledein / at the measure of grains | merkelerimdein / at my measure of grains | merkeleriŋdein / at your measure of grains | merkelerindein / at his measure of grains | merkeleribizdein / at our measure of grains | merkelerigizdein / at you all's measure of grains | merkelerindein / at their measure of grains |
| Ablative | merkeledenfrom the measure of grains | merkelerimdenfrom my measure of grains | merkeleriŋdenfrom your measure of grains | merkelerindenfrom his measure of grains | merkeleribizdenfrom our measure of grains | merkelerigizdenfrom you all's measure of grains | merkelerindenfrom their measure of grains |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: merkeleri can mean "his / her measure of grains", "their measure of grain", or "their measure of grains" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.