terek
/ terek /
Definition noun tree
Found in Nature & weather
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | terek the tree | terekle the trees | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | terekni the tree's | terekleni the trees' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | terekni the tree (as the object) | terekleni the trees (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | terekge to the tree | tereklege to the trees | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | terekde at / in the tree | tereklede at / in the trees | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | terekden from the tree | terekleden from the trees | 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 | teregim my tree | tereklerim my trees |
| your | tereging your tree | tereklering your trees |
| his / her | teregi his / her tree | terekleri his / her trees |
| our | teregibiz our tree | terekleribiz our trees |
| you all's | teregigiz you all's tree | tereklerigiz you all's trees |
| their | terekleri their tree | terekleri their trees |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: terekleri can mean "his / her trees", "their tree", or "their trees" — context decides.