tilkem
/tilkem/ · plural tilkemle
1. piece, slice, portion — Repeated, tilkem tilkem means in pieces, in chunks; bışlaq tilkem is a whole head of cheese.
- bışlaq tilkem — a head of cheese
- ullu tilkem ötmek — a large slice of bread
- tilkem-tilkem — in pieces
- qoy etni tilkem-tilkem jiberedi — he swallows the mutton in pieces
2. strip, section of divided land
- tilkem jer — a strip of land
- uzun tilkem jer — a long strip of land
- baçhanı tilkemlege üleşirge — to divide the garden into strips
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | tilkemthe piece | tilkemimmy piece | tilkemiŋyour piece | tilkemihis piece | tilkemibizour piece | tilkemigizyou all's piece | tilkemleritheir pieces |
| Genitive | tilkemnithe piece's | tilkemimimy piece's | tilkemiŋiyour piece's | tilkeminihis piece's | tilkemibizniour piece's | tilkemigizniyou all's piece's | tilkemlerinitheir pieces' |
| Accusative | tilkemnithe piece (as the object) | tilkemimimy piece (as the object) | tilkemiŋiyour piece (as the object) | tilkeminhis piece (as the object) | tilkemibizniour piece (as the object) | tilkemigizniyou all's piece (as the object) | tilkemlerintheir pieces (as the object) |
| Dative | tilkemgeto the piece | tilkemimeto my piece | tilkemiŋeto your piece | tilkemineto his piece | tilkemibizgeto our piece | tilkemigizgeto you all's piece | tilkemlerineto their pieces |
| Locative | tilkemdein / at the piece | tilkemimdein / at my piece | tilkemiŋdein / at your piece | tilkemindein / at his piece | tilkemibizdein / at our piece | tilkemigizdein / at you all's piece | tilkemlerindein / at their pieces |
| Ablative | tilkemdenfrom the piece | tilkemimdenfrom my piece | tilkemiŋdenfrom your piece | tilkemindenfrom his piece | tilkemibizdenfrom our piece | tilkemigizdenfrom you all's piece | tilkemlerindenfrom their pieces |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | tilkemlethe pieces | tilkemlerimmy pieces | tilkemleriŋyour pieces | tilkemlerihis pieces | tilkemleribizour pieces | tilkemlerigizyou all's pieces | tilkemleritheir pieces |
| Genitive | tilkemlenithe pieces' | tilkemlerimimy pieces' | tilkemleriŋiyour pieces' | tilkemlerinihis pieces' | tilkemleribizniour pieces' | tilkemlerigizniyou all's pieces' | tilkemlerinitheir pieces' |
| Accusative | tilkemlenithe pieces (as the object) | tilkemlerimimy pieces (as the object) | tilkemleriŋiyour pieces (as the object) | tilkemlerinhis pieces (as the object) | tilkemleribizniour pieces (as the object) | tilkemlerigizniyou all's pieces (as the object) | tilkemlerintheir pieces (as the object) |
| Dative | tilkemlegeto the pieces | tilkemlerimeto my pieces | tilkemleriŋeto your pieces | tilkemlerineto his pieces | tilkemleribizgeto our pieces | tilkemlerigizgeto you all's pieces | tilkemlerineto their pieces |
| Locative | tilkemledein / at the pieces | tilkemlerimdein / at my pieces | tilkemleriŋdein / at your pieces | tilkemlerindein / at his pieces | tilkemleribizdein / at our pieces | tilkemlerigizdein / at you all's pieces | tilkemlerindein / at their pieces |
| Ablative | tilkemledenfrom the pieces | tilkemlerimdenfrom my pieces | tilkemleriŋdenfrom your pieces | tilkemlerindenfrom his pieces | tilkemleribizdenfrom our pieces | tilkemlerigizdenfrom you all's pieces | tilkemlerindenfrom their pieces |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: tilkemleri can mean "his / her pieces", "their piece", or "their pieces" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.