kelin
/ kelin /
Definition noun bride
Found in Family
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | kelin the bride | kelinle the brides | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | kelinni the bride's | kelinleni the brides' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | kelinni the bride (as the object) | kelinleni the brides (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | kelinge to the bride | kelinlege to the brides | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | kelinde at / in the bride | kelinlede at / in the brides | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | kelinden from the bride | kelinleden from the brides | 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 | kelinim my bride | kelinlerim my brides |
| your | kelining your bride | kelinlering your brides |
| his / her | kelini his / her bride | kelinleri his / her brides |
| our | kelinibiz our bride | kelinleribiz our brides |
| you all's | kelinigiz you all's bride | kelinlerigiz you all's brides |
| their | kelinleri their bride | kelinleri their brides |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: kelinleri can mean "his / her brides", "their bride", or "their brides" — context decides.