seleke
/seleke/
Definition
mockery, ridicule, the making fun of somebody
- seleke eterge — to mock
- selekege qalırğa — to become the object of mockery
- birewnü seleke eterge — to make fun of somebody
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | selekethe mockery | selekelethe mockeries | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | selekenithe mockery's | selekelenithe mockeries' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | selekenithe mockery (as the object) | selekelenithe mockeries (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | selekegeto the mockery | selekelegeto the mockeries | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | selekedeat / in the mockery | selekeledeat / in the mockeries | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | selekedenfrom the mockery | selekeledenfrom the mockeries | 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 | selekemmy mockery | selekelerimmy mockeries |
| your | selekengyour mockery | selekeleringyour mockeries |
| his / her | selekesihis / her mockery | selekelerihis / her mockeries |
| our | selekebizour mockery | selekeleribizour mockeries |
| you all's | selekegizyou all's mockery | selekelerigizyou all's mockeries |
| their | selekeleritheir mockery | selekeleritheir 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.