tepsew
/tepsew/ · plural tepsewle
verbal noun of tepserge →
1. dance — Before another noun it means of dancing, as in a dance evening or a dance tune.
- Qaraçay tepsew — a Karachay dance
- tögerek tepsew — a round dance
- tüz tepsew — a slow, smooth dance
- millet tepsew — a national dance
- halqnı tepsewleri — folk dances
- tepsew tartıw — a dance melody
- tepsew ustası — a master of the dance
- tepsewle iŋiri — an evening of dances
2. dancing, performing a dance
- toyda tepsew — dancing at a wedding
- usta tepsew — skillful dancing
- toyda tepsew başlandı — the dancing began at the wedding
- tepsew köbge sozuldu — the dancing went on a long while
- barısı da tepsewge qoşuldula — they all joined in the dancing
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | tepsewthe dance | tepsewümmy dance | tepsewüŋyour dance | tepsewühis dance | tepsewübüzour dance | tepsewügüzyou all's dance | tepsewleritheir dances |
| Genitive | tepsewnüthe dance's | tepsewümümy dance's | tepsewüŋüyour dance's | tepsewünühis dance's | tepsewübüznüour dance's | tepsewügüznüyou all's dance's | tepsewlerinitheir dances' |
| Accusative | tepsewnüthe dance (as the object) | tepsewümümy dance (as the object) | tepsewüŋüyour dance (as the object) | tepsewünhis dance (as the object) | tepsewübüznüour dance (as the object) | tepsewügüznüyou all's dance (as the object) | tepsewlerintheir dances (as the object) |
| Dative | tepsewgeto the dance | tepsewümeto my dance | tepsewüŋeto your dance | tepsewüneto his dance | tepsewübüzgeto our dance | tepsewügüzgeto you all's dance | tepsewlerineto their dances |
| Locative | tepsewdein / at the dance | tepsewümdein / at my dance | tepsewüŋdein / at your dance | tepsewündein / at his dance | tepsewübüzdein / at our dance | tepsewügüzdein / at you all's dance | tepsewlerindein / at their dances |
| Ablative | tepsewdenfrom the dance | tepsewümdenfrom my dance | tepsewüŋdenfrom your dance | tepsewündenfrom his dance | tepsewübüzdenfrom our dance | tepsewügüzdenfrom you all's dance | tepsewlerindenfrom their dances |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | tepsewlethe dances | tepsewlerimmy dances | tepsewleriŋyour dances | tepsewlerihis dances | tepsewleribizour dances | tepsewlerigizyou all's dances | tepsewleritheir dances |
| Genitive | tepsewlenithe dances' | tepsewlerimimy dances' | tepsewleriŋiyour dances' | tepsewlerinihis dances' | tepsewleribizniour dances' | tepsewlerigizniyou all's dances' | tepsewlerinitheir dances' |
| Accusative | tepsewlenithe dances (as the object) | tepsewlerimimy dances (as the object) | tepsewleriŋiyour dances (as the object) | tepsewlerinhis dances (as the object) | tepsewleribizniour dances (as the object) | tepsewlerigizniyou all's dances (as the object) | tepsewlerintheir dances (as the object) |
| Dative | tepsewlegeto the dances | tepsewlerimeto my dances | tepsewleriŋeto your dances | tepsewlerineto his dances | tepsewleribizgeto our dances | tepsewlerigizgeto you all's dances | tepsewlerineto their dances |
| Locative | tepsewledein / at the dances | tepsewlerimdein / at my dances | tepsewleriŋdein / at your dances | tepsewlerindein / at his dances | tepsewleribizdein / at our dances | tepsewlerigizdein / at you all's dances | tepsewlerindein / at their dances |
| Ablative | tepsewledenfrom the dances | tepsewlerimdenfrom my dances | tepsewleriŋdenfrom your dances | tepsewlerindenfrom his dances | tepsewleribizdenfrom our dances | tepsewlerigizdenfrom you all's dances | tepsewlerindenfrom their dances |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: tepsewleri can mean "his / her dances", "their dance", or "their dances" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.