nöger
/nøɡer/ · plural nögerle
1. friend, comrade, companion — Often combined with a preceding noun to name a particular kind of companion, such as iş nöger "colleague" or innet nöger "like-minded person".
- sen nögerleriŋi da ala kel — bring your friends along too
- alay etgenin nögerleri oŋsunmadıla — his comrades did not approve of what he did
- nögerini qadrin bilgen sıylıdı — one who knows a companion's worth is honored
- aşhı nöger qıyın kün boluşur — a good companion will help on a hard day
- meni işçi nögerlerim jıyıldıla — my colleagues at work gathered
2. partner, colleague, associate; accomplice — Covers someone who works, studies, dances or plays together with another, and also a partner in crime.
- iş nöger — a work colleague
- söz nöger — a conversation partner
- kesiŋe nöger eterge — to take as one's partner
- amanlıqçını nögerleri — the criminal's accomplices
3. fellow traveler, traveling companion
- nöger bla jolğa çıqsaŋ ajaşmazsa — if you set out on the road with a companion you will not get lost
- sen nögerleriŋ bla jolowçu bolğanıŋda — when you set out on the road with your fellow travelers
4. ally, supporter
- nasıb bizge nöger boldu — luck became our ally
- bizge nögerle tabıllıqdıla — allies will be found for us
Expressions
- kiew nöger — groomsmen
- ulan nöger — best man
- söz nöger — close companion
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | nögerthe companion | nögerimmy companion | nögeriŋyour companion | nögerihis companion | nögeribizour companion | nögerigizyou all's companion | nögerleritheir companions |
| Genitive | nögernithe companion's | nögerimimy companion's | nögeriŋiyour companion's | nögerinihis companion's | nögeribizniour companion's | nögerigizniyou all's companion's | nögerlerinitheir companions' |
| Accusative | nögernithe companion (as the object) | nögerimimy companion (as the object) | nögeriŋiyour companion (as the object) | nögerinhis companion (as the object) | nögeribizniour companion (as the object) | nögerigizniyou all's companion (as the object) | nögerlerintheir companions (as the object) |
| Dative | nögergeto the companion | nögerimeto my companion | nögeriŋeto your companion | nögerineto his companion | nögeribizgeto our companion | nögerigizgeto you all's companion | nögerlerineto their companions |
| Locative | nögerdein / at the companion | nögerimdein / at my companion | nögeriŋdein / at your companion | nögerindein / at his companion | nögeribizdein / at our companion | nögerigizdein / at you all's companion | nögerlerindein / at their companions |
| Ablative | nögerdenfrom the companion | nögerimdenfrom my companion | nögeriŋdenfrom your companion | nögerindenfrom his companion | nögeribizdenfrom our companion | nögerigizdenfrom you all's companion | nögerlerindenfrom their companions |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | nögerlethe companions | nögerlerimmy companions | nögerleriŋyour companions | nögerlerihis companions | nögerleribizour companions | nögerlerigizyou all's companions | nögerleritheir companions |
| Genitive | nögerlenithe companions' | nögerlerimimy companions' | nögerleriŋiyour companions' | nögerlerinihis companions' | nögerleribizniour companions' | nögerlerigizniyou all's companions' | nögerlerinitheir companions' |
| Accusative | nögerlenithe companions (as the object) | nögerlerimimy companions (as the object) | nögerleriŋiyour companions (as the object) | nögerlerinhis companions (as the object) | nögerleribizniour companions (as the object) | nögerlerigizniyou all's companions (as the object) | nögerlerintheir companions (as the object) |
| Dative | nögerlegeto the companions | nögerlerimeto my companions | nögerleriŋeto your companions | nögerlerineto his companions | nögerleribizgeto our companions | nögerlerigizgeto you all's companions | nögerlerineto their companions |
| Locative | nögerledein / at the companions | nögerlerimdein / at my companions | nögerleriŋdein / at your companions | nögerlerindein / at his companions | nögerleribizdein / at our companions | nögerlerigizdein / at you all's companions | nögerlerindein / at their companions |
| Ablative | nögerledenfrom the companions | nögerlerimdenfrom my companions | nögerleriŋdenfrom your companions | nögerlerindenfrom his companions | nögerleribizdenfrom our companions | nögerlerigizdenfrom you all's companions | nögerlerindenfrom their companions |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: nögerleri can mean "his / her companions", "their companion", or "their companions" — context decides.
Whose it is
| Case | one thing, one owner | several things, one owner | one thing, several owners | several things, several owners |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | nögernikithe companion's one | nögernikilethe companion's ones | nögerlenikithe companions' one | nögerlenikilethe companions' ones |
| Genitive | nögernikiniof the companion's one | nögernikileniof the companion's ones | nögerlenikiniof the companions' one | nögerlenikileniof the companions' ones |
| Accusative | nögernikinthe companion's one (as the object) | nögernikilenithe companion's ones (as the object) | nögerlenikinthe companions' one (as the object) | nögerlenikilenithe companions' ones (as the object) |
| Dative | nögernikineto the companion's one | nögernikilegeto the companion's ones | nögerlenikineto the companions' one | nögerlenikilegeto the companions' ones |
| Locative | nögernikindein / at the companion's one | nögernikiledein / at the companion's ones | nögerlenikindein / at the companions' one | nögerlenikiledein / at the companions' ones |
| Ablative | nögernikindenfrom the companion's one | nögernikiledenfrom the companion's ones | nögerlenikindenfrom the companions' one | nögerlenikiledenfrom the companions' ones |
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.