smen
/smen/ · plural smenle
shift, a stretch of working time — Before another noun it means relating to a shift, as in shift work.
- Smen boşalğınçı bek arıdım — I got very tired before the shift ended
- smenni boşab, şahtadan çıqğanda — when we finished the shift and came out of the mine
- keçegi smende işle — work the night shift
- birinçi smende oqu — study in the first shift
- smen mardasın ozdurub tolturadı — fulfills the shift quota, exceeding it
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | smenthe shift | smenimmy shift | smeniŋyour shift | smenihis shift | smenibizour shift | smenigizyou all's shift | smenleritheir shifts |
| Genitive | smennithe shift's | smenimimy shift's | smeniŋiyour shift's | smeninihis shift's | smenibizniour shift's | smenigizniyou all's shift's | smenlerinitheir shifts' |
| Accusative | smennithe shift (as the object) | smenimimy shift (as the object) | smeniŋiyour shift (as the object) | smeninhis shift (as the object) | smenibizniour shift (as the object) | smenigizniyou all's shift (as the object) | smenlerintheir shifts (as the object) |
| Dative | smenŋeto the shift | smenimeto my shift | smeniŋeto your shift | smenineto his shift | smenibizgeto our shift | smenigizgeto you all's shift | smenlerineto their shifts |
| Locative | smendein / at the shift | smenimdein / at my shift | smeniŋdein / at your shift | smenindein / at his shift | smenibizdein / at our shift | smenigizdein / at you all's shift | smenlerindein / at their shifts |
| Ablative | smendenfrom the shift | smenimdenfrom my shift | smeniŋdenfrom your shift | smenindenfrom his shift | smenibizdenfrom our shift | smenigizdenfrom you all's shift | smenlerindenfrom their shifts |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | smenlethe shifts | smenlerimmy shifts | smenleriŋyour shifts | smenlerihis shifts | smenleribizour shifts | smenlerigizyou all's shifts | smenleritheir shifts |
| Genitive | smenlenithe shifts' | smenlerimimy shifts' | smenleriŋiyour shifts' | smenlerinihis shifts' | smenleribizniour shifts' | smenlerigizniyou all's shifts' | smenlerinitheir shifts' |
| Accusative | smenlenithe shifts (as the object) | smenlerimimy shifts (as the object) | smenleriŋiyour shifts (as the object) | smenlerinhis shifts (as the object) | smenleribizniour shifts (as the object) | smenlerigizniyou all's shifts (as the object) | smenlerintheir shifts (as the object) |
| Dative | smenlegeto the shifts | smenlerimeto my shifts | smenleriŋeto your shifts | smenlerineto his shifts | smenleribizgeto our shifts | smenlerigizgeto you all's shifts | smenlerineto their shifts |
| Locative | smenledein / at the shifts | smenlerimdein / at my shifts | smenleriŋdein / at your shifts | smenlerindein / at his shifts | smenleribizdein / at our shifts | smenlerigizdein / at you all's shifts | smenlerindein / at their shifts |
| Ablative | smenledenfrom the shifts | smenlerimdenfrom my shifts | smenleriŋdenfrom your shifts | smenlerindenfrom his shifts | smenleribizdenfrom our shifts | smenlerigizdenfrom you all's shifts | smenlerindenfrom their shifts |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: smenleri can mean "his / her shifts", "their shift", or "their shifts" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.