nelik
/nelik/ · plural nelikle
what reason, why — An abstract noun formed from ne "what". Mostly used in case forms that ask why something happens or is done: nelikden and nelikte "why, for what", as in nelikge etese alay "why are you doing that".
- Nelikden jılaysa? — Why are you crying?
- Nelikge etese alay? — Why are you doing that?
- Sen nelikden keldiŋ? — Why did you come?
- Ala nelikge ketdile? — Why did they leave?
- ol nelik bla bolğanın aŋılamaydıla — they don't understand why it happened
- Bizde tübegen kemçilikle nelikden çığadıla? — Why do the shortcomings found among us arise?
- nelikden degende — because (literally: if you ask why)
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | nelikthe reason | neligimmy reason | neligiŋyour reason | neligihis reason | neligibizour reason | neligigizyou all's reason | nelikleritheir reasons |
| Genitive | neliknithe reason's | neligimimy reason's | neligiŋiyour reason's | neliginihis reason's | neligibizniour reason's | neligigizniyou all's reason's | neliklerinitheir reasons' |
| Accusative | neliknithe reason (as the object) | neligimimy reason (as the object) | neligiŋiyour reason (as the object) | neliginhis reason (as the object) | neligibizniour reason (as the object) | neligigizniyou all's reason (as the object) | neliklerintheir reasons (as the object) |
| Dative | nelikgeto the reason | neligimeto my reason | neligiŋeto your reason | neligineto his reason | neligibizgeto our reason | neligigizgeto you all's reason | neliklerineto their reasons |
| Locative | nelikdein / at the reason | neligimdein / at my reason | neligiŋdein / at your reason | neligindein / at his reason | neligibizdein / at our reason | neligigizdein / at you all's reason | neliklerindein / at their reasons |
| Ablative | nelikdenfrom the reason | neligimdenfrom my reason | neligiŋdenfrom your reason | neligindenfrom his reason | neligibizdenfrom our reason | neligigizdenfrom you all's reason | neliklerindenfrom their reasons |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | neliklethe reasons | neliklerimmy reasons | nelikleriŋyour reasons | neliklerihis reasons | nelikleribizour reasons | neliklerigizyou all's reasons | nelikleritheir reasons |
| Genitive | neliklenithe reasons' | neliklerimimy reasons' | nelikleriŋiyour reasons' | neliklerinihis reasons' | nelikleribizniour reasons' | neliklerigizniyou all's reasons' | neliklerinitheir reasons' |
| Accusative | neliklenithe reasons (as the object) | neliklerimimy reasons (as the object) | nelikleriŋiyour reasons (as the object) | neliklerinhis reasons (as the object) | nelikleribizniour reasons (as the object) | neliklerigizniyou all's reasons (as the object) | neliklerintheir reasons (as the object) |
| Dative | neliklegeto the reasons | neliklerimeto my reasons | nelikleriŋeto your reasons | neliklerineto his reasons | nelikleribizgeto our reasons | neliklerigizgeto you all's reasons | neliklerineto their reasons |
| Locative | nelikledein / at the reasons | neliklerimdein / at my reasons | nelikleriŋdein / at your reasons | neliklerindein / at his reasons | nelikleribizdein / at our reasons | neliklerigizdein / at you all's reasons | neliklerindein / at their reasons |
| Ablative | nelikledenfrom the reasons | neliklerimdenfrom my reasons | nelikleriŋdenfrom your reasons | neliklerindenfrom his reasons | nelikleribizdenfrom our reasons | neliklerigizdenfrom you all's reasons | neliklerindenfrom their reasons |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: nelikleri can mean "his / her reasons", "their reason", or "their reasons" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.