sernek
/sernek/ · plural sernekle
match — Before another noun it means of matches: sernek tob box of matches. The Balkar form is sirnek.
- sernek tob — a box of matches
- menŋe bir sernek ber — give me a match
- sernek bla ot jandırırğa — to light a fire with a match
- sernek jandırıb körürge kerekdi — you need to strike a match and check
- sabiyle sernek bla oynamasınla — children must not play with matches
- sernek tarthança, janma — don't flare up like a struck match
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | sernekthe match | sernegimmy match | sernegiŋyour match | sernegihis match | sernegibizour match | sernegigizyou all's match | sernekleritheir matches |
| Genitive | serneknithe match's | sernegimimy match's | sernegiŋiyour match's | serneginihis match's | sernegibizniour match's | sernegigizniyou all's match's | serneklerinitheir matches' |
| Accusative | serneknithe match (as the object) | sernegimimy match (as the object) | sernegiŋiyour match (as the object) | serneginhis match (as the object) | sernegibizniour match (as the object) | sernegigizniyou all's match (as the object) | serneklerintheir matches (as the object) |
| Dative | sernekgeto the match | sernegimeto my match | sernegiŋeto your match | sernegineto his match | sernegibizgeto our match | sernegigizgeto you all's match | serneklerineto their matches |
| Locative | sernekdein / at the match | sernegimdein / at my match | sernegiŋdein / at your match | sernegindein / at his match | sernegibizdein / at our match | sernegigizdein / at you all's match | serneklerindein / at their matches |
| Ablative | sernekdenfrom the match | sernegimdenfrom my match | sernegiŋdenfrom your match | sernegindenfrom his match | sernegibizdenfrom our match | sernegigizdenfrom you all's match | serneklerindenfrom their matches |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | serneklethe matches | serneklerimmy matches | sernekleriŋyour matches | serneklerihis matches | sernekleribizour matches | serneklerigizyou all's matches | sernekleritheir matches |
| Genitive | serneklenithe matches' | serneklerimimy matches' | sernekleriŋiyour matches' | serneklerinihis matches' | sernekleribizniour matches' | serneklerigizniyou all's matches' | serneklerinitheir matches' |
| Accusative | serneklenithe matches (as the object) | serneklerimimy matches (as the object) | sernekleriŋiyour matches (as the object) | serneklerinhis matches (as the object) | sernekleribizniour matches (as the object) | serneklerigizniyou all's matches (as the object) | serneklerintheir matches (as the object) |
| Dative | serneklegeto the matches | serneklerimeto my matches | sernekleriŋeto your matches | serneklerineto his matches | sernekleribizgeto our matches | serneklerigizgeto you all's matches | serneklerineto their matches |
| Locative | sernekledein / at the matches | serneklerimdein / at my matches | sernekleriŋdein / at your matches | serneklerindein / at his matches | sernekleribizdein / at our matches | serneklerigizdein / at you all's matches | serneklerindein / at their matches |
| Ablative | sernekledenfrom the matches | serneklerimdenfrom my matches | sernekleriŋdenfrom your matches | serneklerindenfrom his matches | sernekleribizdenfrom our matches | serneklerigizdenfrom you all's matches | serneklerindenfrom their matches |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: sernekleri can mean "his / her matches", "their match", or "their matches" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.