töre
/tøre/
Definitions
1. customary law, traditional code, established order, adat
- törege boysungan el tınç jaşar — a people abiding by customary law live in peace
- Qaraçay töre bek qatı saqlanadı — Karachay customary law is strictly maintained
- töreni buzğan sıy körmez — one who breaks customary order receives no respect
2. council of elders, tribal court of judgment
- töre jıyılıb tüz onow berdi — the council convened and gave a just ruling
- töre allında juwab tutdu — he answered before the court of elders
- töre başçısı aqıllı qart edi — the head of the customary council was a wise elder
Related
töreçidealerjudge, arbiter, one appointed to settle disputes
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | törethe customary law | törelethe customary laws | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | törenithe customary law's | törelenithe customary laws' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | törenithe customary law (as the object) | törelenithe customary laws (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | töregeto the customary law | törelegeto the customary laws | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | töredeat / in the customary law | töreledeat / in the customary laws | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | töredenfrom the customary law | töreledenfrom the customary laws | 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 | töremmy customary law | törelerimmy customary laws |
| your | törengyour customary law | töreleringyour customary laws |
| his / her | töresihis / her customary law | törelerihis / her customary laws |
| our | törebizour customary law | töreleribizour customary laws |
| you all's | töregizyou all's customary law | törelerigizyou all's customary laws |
| their | töreleritheir customary law | töreleritheir customary laws |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: töreleri can mean "his / her customary laws", "their customary law", or "their customary laws" — context decides.