tilek
/ tilek /
Definitions noun wish, desire, aspiration
Definitions noun request, plea, petition
Definitions noun prayer, invocation
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | tilek the wish | tilekle the wishes | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | tilekni the wish's | tilekleni the wishes' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | tilekni the wish (as the object) | tilekleni the wishes (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | tilekge to the wish | tileklege to the wishes | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | tilekde at / in the wish | tileklede at / in the wishes | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | tilekden from the wish | tilekleden from the wishes | 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 | tilegim my wish | tileklerim my wishes |
| your | tilegiŋ your wish | tilekleriŋ your wishes |
| his / her | tilegi his / her wish | tilekleri his / her wishes |
| our | tilegibiz our wish | tilekleribiz our wishes |
| you all's | tilegigiz you all's wish | tileklerigiz you all's wishes |
| their | tilekleri their wish | tilekleri their wishes |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: tilekleri can mean "his / her wishes", "their wish", or "their wishes" — context decides.