tilegen
/tileɡen/ · plural tilegenle
suitor, bridegroom — A young man who has asked for a girl's hand in marriage. one source
- tilegen jaş — a young suitor
- tilegen kelgendi — the suitor has come
- tilegenŋe çay berdik — we gave the suitor tea
- tilegen jaş ariw edi — the suitor lad was handsome
- tilegenni kördüm — I saw the suitor
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | tilegenthe suitor | tilegenimmy suitor | tilegeniŋyour suitor | tilegenihis suitor | tilegenibizour suitor | tilegenigizyou all's suitor | tilegenleritheir suitors |
| Genitive | tilegennithe suitor's | tilegenimimy suitor's | tilegeniŋiyour suitor's | tilegeninihis suitor's | tilegenibizniour suitor's | tilegenigizniyou all's suitor's | tilegenlerinitheir suitors' |
| Accusative | tilegennithe suitor (as the object) | tilegenimimy suitor (as the object) | tilegeniŋiyour suitor (as the object) | tilegeninhis suitor (as the object) | tilegenibizniour suitor (as the object) | tilegenigizniyou all's suitor (as the object) | tilegenlerintheir suitors (as the object) |
| Dative | tilegenŋeto the suitor | tilegenimeto my suitor | tilegeniŋeto your suitor | tilegenineto his suitor | tilegenibizgeto our suitor | tilegenigizgeto you all's suitor | tilegenlerineto their suitors |
| Locative | tilegendein / at the suitor | tilegenimdein / at my suitor | tilegeniŋdein / at your suitor | tilegenindein / at his suitor | tilegenibizdein / at our suitor | tilegenigizdein / at you all's suitor | tilegenlerindein / at their suitors |
| Ablative | tilegendenfrom the suitor | tilegenimdenfrom my suitor | tilegeniŋdenfrom your suitor | tilegenindenfrom his suitor | tilegenibizdenfrom our suitor | tilegenigizdenfrom you all's suitor | tilegenlerindenfrom their suitors |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | tilegenlethe suitors | tilegenlerimmy suitors | tilegenleriŋyour suitors | tilegenlerihis suitors | tilegenleribizour suitors | tilegenlerigizyou all's suitors | tilegenleritheir suitors |
| Genitive | tilegenlenithe suitors' | tilegenlerimimy suitors' | tilegenleriŋiyour suitors' | tilegenlerinihis suitors' | tilegenleribizniour suitors' | tilegenlerigizniyou all's suitors' | tilegenlerinitheir suitors' |
| Accusative | tilegenlenithe suitors (as the object) | tilegenlerimimy suitors (as the object) | tilegenleriŋiyour suitors (as the object) | tilegenlerinhis suitors (as the object) | tilegenleribizniour suitors (as the object) | tilegenlerigizniyou all's suitors (as the object) | tilegenlerintheir suitors (as the object) |
| Dative | tilegenlegeto the suitors | tilegenlerimeto my suitors | tilegenleriŋeto your suitors | tilegenlerineto his suitors | tilegenleribizgeto our suitors | tilegenlerigizgeto you all's suitors | tilegenlerineto their suitors |
| Locative | tilegenledein / at the suitors | tilegenlerimdein / at my suitors | tilegenleriŋdein / at your suitors | tilegenlerindein / at his suitors | tilegenleribizdein / at our suitors | tilegenlerigizdein / at you all's suitors | tilegenlerindein / at their suitors |
| Ablative | tilegenledenfrom the suitors | tilegenlerimdenfrom my suitors | tilegenleriŋdenfrom your suitors | tilegenlerindenfrom his suitors | tilegenleribizdenfrom our suitors | tilegenlerigizdenfrom you all's suitors | tilegenlerindenfrom their suitors |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: tilegenleri can mean "his / her suitors", "their suitor", or "their suitors" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.