tergew
/terɡew/ · plural tergewle
verbal noun of tergerge →
1. counting, calculation, reckoning, tally, check
- açhanı tergew — the counting of the money
- tergewnü bardır — keep count
- jaŋıdan tergew — a recount, a stocktaking
- çotnu ters tergew — counting the bill wrongly
- orta tergew bla — by average reckoning, on average
- tükende tergew bardı — there is a stocktaking at the shop
- qarnaşlanı arasında da jürüydü tergew — even between brothers a reckoning is kept
2. thought, reflection, contemplation
- tergew al — think it over
- kellik jaşawuŋdan tergew al — reflect on your life to come
- mında tergew kerekdi — here reflection is needed
3. entry in someone's account, charging to an account
- bu da tergewge kirdi — this too went into the account
- kişi tergewge almaydı — nobody takes it into account
- işi tergewge alındı — his work was entered to his account
- har nesi da tergewge salınadı — every bit of it is put down to the account
4. lesson, moral, admonitory example
- barıbızğa tergew — a lesson to us all
- andan tergew al — take a lesson from that
- allay işle tergew boladıla — such things become an admonition
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | tergewthe counting | tergewümmy counting | tergewüŋyour counting | tergewühis counting | tergewübüzour counting | tergewügüzyou all's counting | tergewleritheir countings |
| Genitive | tergewnüthe counting's | tergewümümy counting's | tergewüŋüyour counting's | tergewünühis counting's | tergewübüznüour counting's | tergewügüznüyou all's counting's | tergewlerinitheir countings' |
| Accusative | tergewnüthe counting (as the object) | tergewümümy counting (as the object) | tergewüŋüyour counting (as the object) | tergewünhis counting (as the object) | tergewübüznüour counting (as the object) | tergewügüznüyou all's counting (as the object) | tergewlerintheir countings (as the object) |
| Dative | tergewgeto the counting | tergewümeto my counting | tergewüŋeto your counting | tergewüneto his counting | tergewübüzgeto our counting | tergewügüzgeto you all's counting | tergewlerineto their countings |
| Locative | tergewdein / at the counting | tergewümdein / at my counting | tergewüŋdein / at your counting | tergewündein / at his counting | tergewübüzdein / at our counting | tergewügüzdein / at you all's counting | tergewlerindein / at their countings |
| Ablative | tergewdenfrom the counting | tergewümdenfrom my counting | tergewüŋdenfrom your counting | tergewündenfrom his counting | tergewübüzdenfrom our counting | tergewügüzdenfrom you all's counting | tergewlerindenfrom their countings |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | tergewlethe countings | tergewlerimmy countings | tergewleriŋyour countings | tergewlerihis countings | tergewleribizour countings | tergewlerigizyou all's countings | tergewleritheir countings |
| Genitive | tergewlenithe countings' | tergewlerimimy countings' | tergewleriŋiyour countings' | tergewlerinihis countings' | tergewleribizniour countings' | tergewlerigizniyou all's countings' | tergewlerinitheir countings' |
| Accusative | tergewlenithe countings (as the object) | tergewlerimimy countings (as the object) | tergewleriŋiyour countings (as the object) | tergewlerinhis countings (as the object) | tergewleribizniour countings (as the object) | tergewlerigizniyou all's countings (as the object) | tergewlerintheir countings (as the object) |
| Dative | tergewlegeto the countings | tergewlerimeto my countings | tergewleriŋeto your countings | tergewlerineto his countings | tergewleribizgeto our countings | tergewlerigizgeto you all's countings | tergewlerineto their countings |
| Locative | tergewledein / at the countings | tergewlerimdein / at my countings | tergewleriŋdein / at your countings | tergewlerindein / at his countings | tergewleribizdein / at our countings | tergewlerigizdein / at you all's countings | tergewlerindein / at their countings |
| Ablative | tergewledenfrom the countings | tergewlerimdenfrom my countings | tergewleriŋdenfrom your countings | tergewlerindenfrom his countings | tergewleribizdenfrom our countings | tergewlerigizdenfrom you all's countings | tergewlerindenfrom their countings |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: tergewleri can mean "his / her countings", "their counting", or "their countings" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.