serednyak
/serednjak/ · plural serednyakla
middle peasant, a farmer of moderate means who works their own land without hired labor — A Soviet-era term for a peasant between the rich kulak and the poor. Before another noun it means belonging to middle peasants, as in serednyak mülkle "middle-peasant farms"; the plural serednyakla means the middle peasantry. Suyunchev and Urusbiev 1965 also give ortalıq and orta mülklü for it.
- serednyak mülkle — middle-peasant farms
- serednyak jerin kesi işleydi — the middle peasant works his land himself
- bu serednyaknı jalçısı joqdu — this middle peasant has no hired worker
- serednyak üyge qaytdı — the middle peasant returned home
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | serednyakthe middle peasant | serednyagımmy middle peasant | serednyagıŋyour middle peasant | serednyagıhis middle peasant | serednyagıbızour middle peasant | serednyagığızyou all's middle peasant | serednyaklarıtheir middle peasants |
| Genitive | serednyaknıthe middle peasant's | serednyagımımy middle peasant's | serednyagıŋıyour middle peasant's | serednyagınıhis middle peasant's | serednyagıbıznıour middle peasant's | serednyagığıznıyou all's middle peasant's | serednyaklarınıtheir middle peasants' |
| Accusative | serednyaknıthe middle peasant (as the object) | serednyagımımy middle peasant (as the object) | serednyagıŋıyour middle peasant (as the object) | serednyagınhis middle peasant (as the object) | serednyagıbıznıour middle peasant (as the object) | serednyagığıznıyou all's middle peasant (as the object) | serednyaklarıntheir middle peasants (as the object) |
| Dative | serednyakgato the middle peasant | serednyagımato my middle peasant | serednyagıŋato your middle peasant | serednyagınato his middle peasant | serednyagıbızğato our middle peasant | serednyagığızğato you all's middle peasant | serednyaklarınato their middle peasants |
| Locative | serednyakdain / at the middle peasant | serednyagımdain / at my middle peasant | serednyagıŋdain / at your middle peasant | serednyagındain / at his middle peasant | serednyagıbızdain / at our middle peasant | serednyagığızdain / at you all's middle peasant | serednyaklarındain / at their middle peasants |
| Ablative | serednyakdanfrom the middle peasant | serednyagımdanfrom my middle peasant | serednyagıŋdanfrom your middle peasant | serednyagındanfrom his middle peasant | serednyagıbızdanfrom our middle peasant | serednyagığızdanfrom you all's middle peasant | serednyaklarındanfrom their middle peasants |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | serednyaklathe middle peasants | serednyaklarımmy middle peasants | serednyaklarıŋyour middle peasants | serednyaklarıhis middle peasants | serednyaklarıbızour middle peasants | serednyaklarığızyou all's middle peasants | serednyaklarıtheir middle peasants |
| Genitive | serednyaklanıthe middle peasants' | serednyaklarımımy middle peasants' | serednyaklarıŋıyour middle peasants' | serednyaklarınıhis middle peasants' | serednyaklarıbıznıour middle peasants' | serednyaklarığıznıyou all's middle peasants' | serednyaklarınıtheir middle peasants' |
| Accusative | serednyaklanıthe middle peasants (as the object) | serednyaklarımımy middle peasants (as the object) | serednyaklarıŋıyour middle peasants (as the object) | serednyaklarınhis middle peasants (as the object) | serednyaklarıbıznıour middle peasants (as the object) | serednyaklarığıznıyou all's middle peasants (as the object) | serednyaklarıntheir middle peasants (as the object) |
| Dative | serednyaklağato the middle peasants | serednyaklarımato my middle peasants | serednyaklarıŋato your middle peasants | serednyaklarınato his middle peasants | serednyaklarıbızğato our middle peasants | serednyaklarığızğato you all's middle peasants | serednyaklarınato their middle peasants |
| Locative | serednyakladain / at the middle peasants | serednyaklarımdain / at my middle peasants | serednyaklarıŋdain / at your middle peasants | serednyaklarındain / at his middle peasants | serednyaklarıbızdain / at our middle peasants | serednyaklarığızdain / at you all's middle peasants | serednyaklarındain / at their middle peasants |
| Ablative | serednyakladanfrom the middle peasants | serednyaklarımdanfrom my middle peasants | serednyaklarıŋdanfrom your middle peasants | serednyaklarındanfrom his middle peasants | serednyaklarıbızdanfrom our middle peasants | serednyaklarığızdanfrom you all's middle peasants | serednyaklarındanfrom their middle peasants |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: serednyakları can mean "his / her middle peasants", "their middle peasant", or "their middle peasants" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.