millet
/millet/ · plural milletle
1. nation — Before another noun it means national: millet politika "national policy", millet teatr "national theater".
- Qaraçay millet — the Karachay nation
- milletleni şohluqları — the friendship of the nations
- milletin süymegen — one who does not love his nation
- millet törele — national customs
- millet jırla — national songs
- millet teŋlik — national equality
- millet iş — the nation's business
- milletleni adamları — people of the nations
2. nationality — Which nation a person belongs to, as in milletiŋ nedi "what is your nationality?"
- milletiŋ nedi? — what is your nationality?
- sen ne milletdense? — what nationality are you?
- tili, milleti, dini nedi? — what is his language, his nationality, his faith?
3. people, folk — The people of a place taken together, not a nation as such: millet jıyıldı "the people gathered".
- millet jıyıldı — the people gathered
- millet nek jıyılğandı? — why have the people gathered?
- millet oramğa çıqdı — the people came out into the street
- milletni allında söleşdi — he spoke in front of the people
4. country, state — Before another noun it means belonging to the state: millet bayraq "state flag".
- millet bayraq — the state flag
- Birleşgen Milletleni Organizatsiyaları — the United Nations Organization
- milletni çekleri — the country's borders
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | milletthe nation | milletimmy nation | milletiŋyour nation | milletihis nation | milletibizour nation | milletigizyou all's nation | milletleritheir nations |
| Genitive | milletnithe nation's | milletimimy nation's | milletiŋiyour nation's | milletinihis nation's | milletibizniour nation's | milletigizniyou all's nation's | milletlerinitheir nations' |
| Accusative | milletnithe nation (as the object) | milletimimy nation (as the object) | milletiŋiyour nation (as the object) | milletinhis nation (as the object) | milletibizniour nation (as the object) | milletigizniyou all's nation (as the object) | milletlerintheir nations (as the object) |
| Dative | milletgeto the nation | milletimeto my nation | milletiŋeto your nation | milletineto his nation | milletibizgeto our nation | milletigizgeto you all's nation | milletlerineto their nations |
| Locative | milletdein / at the nation | milletimdein / at my nation | milletiŋdein / at your nation | milletindein / at his nation | milletibizdein / at our nation | milletigizdein / at you all's nation | milletlerindein / at their nations |
| Ablative | milletdenfrom the nation | milletimdenfrom my nation | milletiŋdenfrom your nation | milletindenfrom his nation | milletibizdenfrom our nation | milletigizdenfrom you all's nation | milletlerindenfrom their nations |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | milletlethe nations | milletlerimmy nations | milletleriŋyour nations | milletlerihis nations | milletleribizour nations | milletlerigizyou all's nations | milletleritheir nations |
| Genitive | milletlenithe nations' | milletlerimimy nations' | milletleriŋiyour nations' | milletlerinihis nations' | milletleribizniour nations' | milletlerigizniyou all's nations' | milletlerinitheir nations' |
| Accusative | milletlenithe nations (as the object) | milletlerimimy nations (as the object) | milletleriŋiyour nations (as the object) | milletlerinhis nations (as the object) | milletleribizniour nations (as the object) | milletlerigizniyou all's nations (as the object) | milletlerintheir nations (as the object) |
| Dative | milletlegeto the nations | milletlerimeto my nations | milletleriŋeto your nations | milletlerineto his nations | milletleribizgeto our nations | milletlerigizgeto you all's nations | milletlerineto their nations |
| Locative | milletledein / at the nations | milletlerimdein / at my nations | milletleriŋdein / at your nations | milletlerindein / at his nations | milletleribizdein / at our nations | milletlerigizdein / at you all's nations | milletlerindein / at their nations |
| Ablative | milletledenfrom the nations | milletlerimdenfrom my nations | milletleriŋdenfrom your nations | milletlerindenfrom his nations | milletleribizdenfrom our nations | milletlerigizdenfrom you all's nations | milletlerindenfrom their nations |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: milletleri can mean "his / her nations", "their nation", or "their nations" — context decides.
Whose it is
| Case | one thing, one owner | several things, one owner | one thing, several owners | several things, several owners |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | milletnikithe nation's one | milletnikilethe nation's ones | milletlenikithe nations' one | milletlenikilethe nations' ones |
| Genitive | milletnikiniof the nation's one | milletnikileniof the nation's ones | milletlenikiniof the nations' one | milletlenikileniof the nations' ones |
| Accusative | milletnikinthe nation's one (as the object) | milletnikilenithe nation's ones (as the object) | milletlenikinthe nations' one (as the object) | milletlenikilenithe nations' ones (as the object) |
| Dative | milletnikineto the nation's one | milletnikilegeto the nation's ones | milletlenikineto the nations' one | milletlenikilegeto the nations' ones |
| Locative | milletnikindein / at the nation's one | milletnikiledein / at the nation's ones | milletlenikindein / at the nations' one | milletlenikiledein / at the nations' ones |
| Ablative | milletnikindenfrom the nation's one | milletnikiledenfrom the nation's ones | milletlenikindenfrom the nations' one | milletlenikiledenfrom the nations' ones |
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.