sermeş
/sermeʃ/ · plural sermeşle
1. battle, engagement, combat, fight
- sermeş başlandı — the battle began
- sermeşge kirirge — to go into battle
- açı sermeş — a bitter battle
- qızıw sermeşle — fierce battles
- ol ahır sermeşde jaralı bolğandı — he was wounded in the last battle
- ölüm bla sermeş — a fight with death
2. brawl, scrap, fight
- jaşlanı arasında sermeş — a fight among the young men
- sermeşni tohtatırğa — to stop the brawl
- sermeş bir başlanŋandan sora — once the brawl had started
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | sermeşthe battle | sermeşimmy battle | sermeşiŋyour battle | sermeşihis battle | sermeşibizour battle | sermeşigizyou all's battle | sermeşleritheir battles |
| Genitive | sermeşnithe battle's | sermeşimimy battle's | sermeşiŋiyour battle's | sermeşinihis battle's | sermeşibizniour battle's | sermeşigizniyou all's battle's | sermeşlerinitheir battles' |
| Accusative | sermeşnithe battle (as the object) | sermeşimimy battle (as the object) | sermeşiŋiyour battle (as the object) | sermeşinhis battle (as the object) | sermeşibizniour battle (as the object) | sermeşigizniyou all's battle (as the object) | sermeşlerintheir battles (as the object) |
| Dative | sermeşgeto the battle | sermeşimeto my battle | sermeşiŋeto your battle | sermeşineto his battle | sermeşibizgeto our battle | sermeşigizgeto you all's battle | sermeşlerineto their battles |
| Locative | sermeşdein / at the battle | sermeşimdein / at my battle | sermeşiŋdein / at your battle | sermeşindein / at his battle | sermeşibizdein / at our battle | sermeşigizdein / at you all's battle | sermeşlerindein / at their battles |
| Ablative | sermeşdenfrom the battle | sermeşimdenfrom my battle | sermeşiŋdenfrom your battle | sermeşindenfrom his battle | sermeşibizdenfrom our battle | sermeşigizdenfrom you all's battle | sermeşlerindenfrom their battles |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | sermeşlethe battles | sermeşlerimmy battles | sermeşleriŋyour battles | sermeşlerihis battles | sermeşleribizour battles | sermeşlerigizyou all's battles | sermeşleritheir battles |
| Genitive | sermeşlenithe battles' | sermeşlerimimy battles' | sermeşleriŋiyour battles' | sermeşlerinihis battles' | sermeşleribizniour battles' | sermeşlerigizniyou all's battles' | sermeşlerinitheir battles' |
| Accusative | sermeşlenithe battles (as the object) | sermeşlerimimy battles (as the object) | sermeşleriŋiyour battles (as the object) | sermeşlerinhis battles (as the object) | sermeşleribizniour battles (as the object) | sermeşlerigizniyou all's battles (as the object) | sermeşlerintheir battles (as the object) |
| Dative | sermeşlegeto the battles | sermeşlerimeto my battles | sermeşleriŋeto your battles | sermeşlerineto his battles | sermeşleribizgeto our battles | sermeşlerigizgeto you all's battles | sermeşlerineto their battles |
| Locative | sermeşledein / at the battles | sermeşlerimdein / at my battles | sermeşleriŋdein / at your battles | sermeşlerindein / at his battles | sermeşleribizdein / at our battles | sermeşlerigizdein / at you all's battles | sermeşlerindein / at their battles |
| Ablative | sermeşledenfrom the battles | sermeşlerimdenfrom my battles | sermeşleriŋdenfrom your battles | sermeşlerindenfrom his battles | sermeşleribizdenfrom our battles | sermeşlerigizdenfrom you all's battles | sermeşlerindenfrom 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.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.