şeker
/ ʃeker /
Definitions noun sugar
Definitions noun sweet, a sweet thing — şekerli means sugary; şeker orun is a sugar bowl
Origin A traveller word — Persian shakar by way of Arabic, shared with Turkish şeker. A native compound also exists: bal tuz, literally "honey salt".
Found in Food & drink
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | şeker the sugar | şekerle the sugar | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | şekerni the sugar's | şekerleni the sugar's | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | şekerni the sugar (as the object) | şekerleni the sugar (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | şekerge to the sugar | şekerlege to the sugar | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | şekerde at / in the sugar | şekerlede at / in the sugar | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | şekerden from the sugar | şekerleden from the sugar | 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 | şekerim my sugar | şekerlerim my sugar |
| your | şekering your sugar | şekerlering your sugar |
| his / her | şekeri his / her sugar | şekerleri his / her sugar |
| our | şekeribiz our sugar | şekerleribiz our sugar |
| you all's | şekerigiz you all's sugar | şekerlerigiz you all's sugar |
| their | şekerleri their sugar | şekerleri their sugar |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: şekerleri can mean "his / her sugar", "their sugar", or "their sugar" — context decides.