sermeş
/ sermeʃ /
Definitions noun battle, engagement, combat, fight
Definitions noun brawl, scrap, fight
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | sermeş the battle | sermeşle the battles | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | sermeşni the battle's | sermeşleni the battles' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | sermeşni the battle (as the object) | sermeşleni the battles (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | sermeşge to the battle | sermeşlege to the battles | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | sermeşde at / in the battle | sermeşlede at / in the battles | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | sermeşden from the battle | sermeşleden from the battles | 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 | sermeşim my battle | sermeşlerim my battles |
| your | sermeşiŋ your battle | sermeşleriŋ your battles |
| his / her | sermeşi his / her battle | sermeşleri his / her battles |
| our | sermeşibiz our battle | sermeşleribiz our battles |
| you all's | sermeşigiz you all's battle | sermeşlerigiz you all's battles |
| their | sermeşleri their battle | sermeşleri their battles |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: sermeşleri can mean "his / her battles", "their battle", or "their battles" — context decides.