merke
/merke/
Definition
measure of grain, a measure for grain, reckoned at twenty-four kilograms; the vessel used for it
- üç merke buday — three merke of wheat
- merkesi joq çelek bla ölçeler — one who has no measure measures by the bucket
- beş jüz merke arpa — five hundred merke of barley
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | merkethe measure of grain | merkelethe measure of grains | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | merkenithe measure of grain's | merkelenithe measure of grains' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | merkenithe measure of grain (as the object) | merkelenithe measure of grains (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | merkegeto the measure of grain | merkelegeto the measure of grains | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | merkedeat / in the measure of grain | merkeledeat / in the measure of grains | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | merkedenfrom the measure of grain | merkeledenfrom the measure of grains | where it comes from; also "than" when comparing |
When to use each case
- nominative
- the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence
- genitive
- the owner — whose it is
- accusative
- a specific, known object — whom or what
- dative
- direction or recipient — to where, to whom
- locative
- where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it"
- ablative
- where it comes from; also "than" when comparing
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.
With an owner
| One owned | Several owned | |
|---|---|---|
| my | merkemmy measure of grain | merkelerimmy measure of grains |
| your | merkengyour measure of grain | merkeleringyour measure of grains |
| his / her | merkesihis / her measure of grain | merkelerihis / her measure of grains |
| our | merkebizour measure of grain | merkeleribizour measure of grains |
| you all's | merkegizyou all's measure of grain | merkelerigizyou all's measure of grains |
| their | merkeleritheir measure of grain | merkeleritheir 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.