ölçem
/øltʃem/
Definitions
1. measure, unit of measure
- ölçem bla alırğa — to take it by measure
- ne ölçem bla qararğa kerekdi? — by what measure should one judge?
- ölçemi az boldu — its measure came out short
2. a share, a portion allotted
- munu eki ölçem et — divide this into two portions
- angnga bir ölçem tiydi — one share fell to him
- har kimni ölçemi bardı — each has his own share
3. volume, amount, extent
- işni ölçemi ösgendi — the volume of the work has grown
- jaşaw jumuşlanı ölçemi ulludu — the extent of the household work is great
- ölçemi belgilidi — its extent is known
Related
ölçemsizwithoutimmeasurable, beyond all measure; immeasurably, to an excessive degree
Feedback
or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | ölçemthe measure | ölçemlethe measures | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | ölçemnithe measure's | ölçemlenithe measures' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | ölçemnithe measure (as the object) | ölçemlenithe measures (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | ölçemgeto the measure | ölçemlegeto the measures | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | ölçemdeat / in the measure | ölçemledeat / in the measures | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | ölçemdenfrom the measure | ölçemledenfrom the measures | 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 | ölçemimmy measure | ölçemlerimmy measures |
| your | ölçemingyour measure | ölçemleringyour measures |
| his / her | ölçemihis / her measure | ölçemlerihis / her measures |
| our | ölçemibizour measure | ölçemleribizour measures |
| you all's | ölçemigizyou all's measure | ölçemlerigizyou all's measures |
| their | ölçemleritheir measure | ölçemleritheir measures |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: ölçemleri can mean "his / her measures", "their measure", or "their measures" — context decides.