seleke
/seleke/ · plural selekele
mockery, ridicule, making fun of somebody — Most often used with eterge: birewnü seleke eterge "make fun of somebody". With qalırğa, selekege qalırğa means "become a laughingstock".
- seleke eterge — to mock
- birewnü seleke eterge — to make fun of somebody
- selekege qalırğa — to become the object of mockery
- ol meni seleke etedi — he makes fun of me
- anı seleke etme — don't make fun of him
- seleke etgen halda — in a mocking tone
- seleke etiwçü — mocker
- sözleni selekege bardırıb — turning the words into mockery
Expressions
- seleke eterge — make fun of
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | selekethe mockery | selekemmy mockery | selekeŋyour mockery | selekesihis mockery | selekebizour mockery | selekegizyou all's mockery | selekeleritheir mockeries |
| Genitive | selekenithe mockery's | selekemimy mockery's | selekeŋiyour mockery's | selekesinihis mockery's | selekebizniour mockery's | selekegizniyou all's mockery's | selekelerinitheir mockeries' |
| Accusative | selekenithe mockery (as the object) | selekemimy mockery (as the object) | selekeŋiyour mockery (as the object) | selekesinhis mockery (as the object) | selekebizniour mockery (as the object) | selekegizniyou all's mockery (as the object) | selekelerintheir mockeries (as the object) |
| Dative | selekegeto the mockery | selekemeto my mockery | selekeŋeto your mockery | selekesineto his mockery | selekebizgeto our mockery | selekegizgeto you all's mockery | selekelerineto their mockeries |
| Locative | selekedein / at the mockery | selekemdein / at my mockery | selekeŋdein / at your mockery | selekesindein / at his mockery | selekebizdein / at our mockery | selekegizdein / at you all's mockery | selekelerindein / at their mockeries |
| Ablative | selekedenfrom the mockery | selekemdenfrom my mockery | selekeŋdenfrom your mockery | selekesindenfrom his mockery | selekebizdenfrom our mockery | selekegizdenfrom you all's mockery | selekelerindenfrom their mockeries |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | selekelethe mockeries | selekelerimmy mockeries | selekeleriŋyour mockeries | selekelerihis mockeries | selekeleribizour mockeries | selekelerigizyou all's mockeries | selekeleritheir mockeries |
| Genitive | selekelenithe mockeries' | selekelerimimy mockeries' | selekeleriŋiyour mockeries' | selekelerinihis mockeries' | selekeleribizniour mockeries' | selekelerigizniyou all's mockeries' | selekelerinitheir mockeries' |
| Accusative | selekelenithe mockeries (as the object) | selekelerimimy mockeries (as the object) | selekeleriŋiyour mockeries (as the object) | selekelerinhis mockeries (as the object) | selekeleribizniour mockeries (as the object) | selekelerigizniyou all's mockeries (as the object) | selekelerintheir mockeries (as the object) |
| Dative | selekelegeto the mockeries | selekelerimeto my mockeries | selekeleriŋeto your mockeries | selekelerineto his mockeries | selekeleribizgeto our mockeries | selekelerigizgeto you all's mockeries | selekelerineto their mockeries |
| Locative | selekeledein / at the mockeries | selekelerimdein / at my mockeries | selekeleriŋdein / at your mockeries | selekelerindein / at his mockeries | selekeleribizdein / at our mockeries | selekelerigizdein / at you all's mockeries | selekelerindein / at their mockeries |
| Ablative | selekeledenfrom the mockeries | selekelerimdenfrom my mockeries | selekeleriŋdenfrom your mockeries | selekelerindenfrom his mockeries | selekeleribizdenfrom our mockeries | selekelerigizdenfrom you all's mockeries | selekelerindenfrom their mockeries |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: selekeleri can mean "his / her mockeries", "their mockery", or "their mockeries" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.