tilkem
/tilkem/
Definitions
1. piece, slice, a portion cut from something
- bışlaq tilkem — a piece of cheese
- ullu tilkem ötmek — a large slice of bread
- tilkem-tilkem — in pieces
2. strip, one of the divisions a stretch of land is parcelled into
- bahçanı tilkemlege üleşirge — to divide the garden into strips
- uzun tilkem jer — a long strip of land
- tilkem jer — a strip of land
Related
keseksynonympiece broken, cut, or torn off something; part or share of a whole; tract or stretch of a surface or an area; passage or excerpt of a written or musical work; a little; for a short while
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | tilkemthe piece | tilkemlethe pieces | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | tilkemnithe piece's | tilkemlenithe pieces' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | tilkemnithe piece (as the object) | tilkemlenithe pieces (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | tilkemgeto the piece | tilkemlegeto the pieces | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | tilkemdeat / in the piece | tilkemledeat / in the pieces | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | tilkemdenfrom the piece | tilkemledenfrom the pieces | where it comes from; also "than" when comparing |
When to use each case
- nominative
- the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence
- genitive
- the owner — whose it is
- accusative
- a specific, known object — whom or what
- dative
- direction or recipient — to where, to whom
- locative
- where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it"
- ablative
- 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 | tilkemimmy piece | tilkemlerimmy pieces |
| your | tilkemingyour piece | tilkemleringyour pieces |
| his / her | tilkemihis / her piece | tilkemlerihis / her pieces |
| our | tilkemibizour piece | tilkemleribizour pieces |
| you all's | tilkemigizyou all's piece | tilkemlerigizyou all's pieces |
| their | tilkemleritheir piece | tilkemleritheir 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.