sekirtme
/sekirtme/
Definitions
1. a step or ledge in a slope; a terrace in the ground
- tik sekirtme — a steep ledge
- qaya sekirtmelege jeterge — to reach the rock ledges
- sekirtmeden örge çıqdı — he climbed up over the ledge
2. a place where a river drops over a ledge; a rapid or a waterfall
- suw sekirtme — a fall of water; the rapids of a river
- çerekni sekirtmeleri — the rapids of the river
- sekirtmeni tawuşu — the sound of the waterfall
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | sekirtmethe ledge | sekirtmelethe ledges | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | sekirtmenithe ledge's | sekirtmelenithe ledges' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | sekirtmenithe ledge (as the object) | sekirtmelenithe ledges (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | sekirtmegeto the ledge | sekirtmelegeto the ledges | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | sekirtmedeat / in the ledge | sekirtmeledeat / in the ledges | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | sekirtmedenfrom the ledge | sekirtmeledenfrom the ledges | 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 | sekirtmemmy ledge | sekirtmelerimmy ledges |
| your | sekirtmengyour ledge | sekirtmeleringyour ledges |
| his / her | sekirtmesihis / her ledge | sekirtmelerihis / her ledges |
| our | sekirtmebizour ledge | sekirtmeleribizour ledges |
| you all's | sekirtmegizyou all's ledge | sekirtmelerigizyou all's ledges |
| their | sekirtmeleritheir ledge | sekirtmeleritheir ledges |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: sekirtmeleri can mean "his / her ledges", "their ledge", or "their ledges" — context decides.